In post-apartheid South Africa spoken word poetry has emerged as one of the most powerful channels of expression for cultural and political criticism for performing artists (especially the younger ones). The mosaic that composes spoken word poetry is the result of the combination of several poetic languages and sub-genres, such as ?resistance poetry?, slam poetry, ...

In post-apartheid South Africa spoken word poetry has emerged as one of the most powerful channels of expression for cultural and political criticism for performing artists (especially the younger ones). The mosaic that composes spoken word poetry is the result of the combination of several poetic languages and sub-genres, such as ?resistance poetry?, slam poetry, ...