Experimental Poetry

Experimental poetry is an avant-garde genre that blurs the lines between spoken word, sound art, and music, often incorporating unconventional techniques to challenge traditional narratives and auditory experiences. Influenced by Dadaism, Fluxus, and Beat poetry, it features a range of expression from guttural vocalizations and phonetic gymnastics to electronic manipulation and intertextual performance. Artists like Charles Amirkhanian and Jaap Blonk use innovative vocal techniques and sound processing, while writers such as Anne Waldman and Kathy Acker inject radical themes and layered textualities. This genre defies norms, inviting listeners into a multi-sensory realm where meaning is both deconstructed and reconstructed.

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Javon & Nikki Go To The Movies
Album - 10 Tracks - Released August 23, 2024

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Anne Waldman
Arrigo Lora-Totino
Brion Gysin
Charles Amirkhanian
Ernst Jandl
Ivor Cutler
Jaap Blonk
Jackson Mac Low
Jerome Rothenberg
Kathy Acker
Nikki Giovanni
Paul Dutton
Phil Minton
Soundwalk Collective
Sten Hanson
Nikki Giovanni
Soundwalk Collective
Ivor Cutler
Brion Gysin
Phil Minton
Jaap Blonk
Anne Waldman
Charles Amirkhanian
Kathy Acker
Arrigo Lora-Totino
Paul Dutton
Jackson Mac Low
Sten Hanson
Jerome Rothenberg
Ernst Jandl