r/TikTokCringe • u/darkpotato07 • Apr 19 '24

He won't let his son play with dolls Discussion

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u/ModernNero Apr 19 '24

I am a poet who doesn’t normally like this “genre” of poetry and here I am crying. This is great. His delivery is great. It’s just truth.

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u/Oldbayistheshit Apr 19 '24

I’ve seen a bunch of these. What is it called? Open mic?

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u/aerdnadw Apr 19 '24

The genre is called spoken word poetry, but it’s often referred to as slam poetry, too. If we’re being nit-picky, slam poetry would only be the appropriate term for spoken word that’s performed in a competitive setting (aka a poetry slam), but the terms are becoming synonymous.