Spoken Word Poetry

Famous quotes containing the words spoken word, spoken, word and/or poetry:

    First it must be known that only a spoken word or a conventional sign is an equivocal or univocal term; therefore a mental content or concept is, strictly speaking, neither equivocal nor univocal.
    William of Occam (c. 1285–1349)

    Morning has broken like the first morning,
    blackbird has spoken like the first bird.
    Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning!
    Praise for them, springing, fresh from the Word!
    Eleanor Farjeon (1881–1965)

    The word of the LORD was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.
    Bible: Hebrew, 1 Samuel 3:1.

    Poetry’s unnat’ral; no man ever talked poetry ‘cept a beadle on boxin’ day, or Warren’s blackin’ or Rowland’s oil, or some o’ them low fellows; never you let yourself down to talk poetry, my boy.”
    Charles Dickens (1812–1870)