Feminism Between the Written and the Spoken Word

Abstract

By evaluating the audience’s reaction to and involvement with feminism themes offered in both page poetry and spoken word poetry, the author attempts to determine which is best suited to reflect on these concerns, and what makes one a better communicative medium than the other. Both poetics and hermeneutics theories will be utilized to trace these variations in order to conduct an in-depth investigation of the work’s structures, form, and aesthetic qualities that would have particular impacts on the reader. The theories used will also allow the author to analyze the works under study’s verbal and nonverbal signals. Maya Angelou, Audre Lorde, and Jackie Hill Perry are the poets chosen for this research. They were chosen primarily for their reputation as feminists and civil rights activists, as well as for their fame in the realm of poetry. The three were well-known poets, yet their material took on distinct forms. The study reveals that, while page poetry excels in language, musical features, and more in-depth and original images, it does not thrive in public-opinion issues. When it comes to audience recognition and interaction, spoken word poetry is the most intimate and effective at generating a response, especially when it comes to women's issues. The paper's ultimate purpose is to have addressed a research gap in appraising spoken word poetry in this specific subject of critical themes.