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Spoken word Poetry albums often feature poets reciting their poems, or feature trained actors reading the works of famous authors.

Poetry Album Highlights

Holy Soul Jelly Roll: Poems & Songs
Allen Ginsberg Holy Soul Jelly Roll: Poems & Songs
The Jack Kerouac Collection
Jack Kerouac The Jack Kerouac Collection
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Rod McKuen Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Let Them Eat Chaos
Kae Tempest Let Them Eat Chaos
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Rod McKuen Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Howls, Raps & Roars: Recordings from the San Francisco Poetry Renaissance
Various Artists Howls, Raps & Roars: Recordings from the San Francisco Poetry Renaissance
Readings by Jack Kerouac on the Beat Generation
Jack Kerouac Readings by Jack Kerouac on the Beat Generation
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Gil Scott-Heron The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Kaddish
Allen Ginsberg Kaddish
Robert Creeley
Robert Creeley Robert Creeley
Propaganda & Control of the Public Mind
Noam Chomsky Propaganda & Control of the Public Mind
Things Gonna Get Greater: The Watts Prophets 1969-1971
Watts Prophets Things Gonna Get Greater: The Watts Prophets 1969-1971
The Coral Sea
Patti Smith The Coral Sea
AKA Grafitti Man
John Trudell AKA Grafitti Man
Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me!
Various Artists Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me!
A Coney Island of the Mind
Lawrence Ferlinghetti A Coney Island of the Mind
Wichita Vortex Sutra
Allen Ginsberg Wichita Vortex Sutra
The Soul-Jazz Poetry of Wanda Robinson
Wanda Robinson The Soul-Jazz Poetry of Wanda Robinson
Good Bread Alley
Carl Hancock Rux Good Bread Alley
In Philadelphia
Nikki Giovanni In Philadelphia
Ma'at Mama
Ursula Rucker Ma'at Mama
Revenge of the Stuttering Child
Ronny Someck Revenge of the Stuttering Child
The Chord of Love
Ram Dass & Amazing Grace The Chord of Love
The Blaze of Day: The Suffragette Movement
Various Artists The Blaze of Day: The Suffragette Movement
At Carnegie Hall
Rod McKuen At Carnegie Hall
Winter in America
Gil Scott-Heron / Brian Jackson Winter in America
Pieces of a Man
Gil Scott-Heron Pieces of a Man
First Blues
Allen Ginsberg First Blues
If You Go Away: The RCA Years 1965-1970
Rod McKuen If You Go Away: The RCA Years 1965-1970
It's Your World
Gil Scott-Heron / Brian Jackson It's Your World
Ghetto Style
Gil Scott-Heron Ghetto Style
Small Talk at 125th and Lenox
Gil Scott-Heron Small Talk at 125th and Lenox
Hank Williams: The Complete Mother's Best Recordings...Plus!
Hank Williams Hank Williams: The Complete Mother's Best Recordings...Plus!
Hank Williams Revealed: The Unreleased Recordings
Hank Williams Hank Williams Revealed: The Unreleased Recordings
The Last Poets
The Last Poets The Last Poets
Listen to the Warm
Rod McKuen Listen to the Warm
New Ballads
Rod McKuen New Ballads
Evolution (And Flashback): The Very Best of Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron Evolution (And Flashback): The Very Best of Gil Scott-Heron
The First Minute of a New Day
Gil Scott-Heron / Brian Jackson / Midnight Band The First Minute of a New Day
The Secret Life of the Love Song/The Flesh Made Word
Nick Cave The Secret Life of the Love Song/The Flesh Made Word
From South Africa to South Carolina
Gil Scott-Heron / Brian Jackson From South Africa to South Carolina
Bridges
Brian Jackson / Gil Scott-Heron Bridges
The Gil Scott-Heron Collection: Sampler 1974-1975
Gil Scott-Heron The Gil Scott-Heron Collection: Sampler 1974-1975
I'm New Here
Gil Scott-Heron I'm New Here
We're New Here
Gil Scott-Heron / Jamie xx We're New Here
The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters
Gil Scott-Heron The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters
The Best of Gil Scott-Heron [Arista]
Gil Scott-Heron The Best of Gil Scott-Heron [Arista]
Anthology: Messages
Brian Jackson / Gil Scott-Heron Anthology: Messages
1980
Gil Scott-Heron 1980
Best of Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron Best of Gil Scott-Heron
The Complete Collection
Jack Kerouac The Complete Collection
Reads on the Road
Jack Kerouac Reads on the Road
Blues and Haikus
Jack Kerouac Blues and Haikus
Radio Hyper-Yahoo
Elliott Sharp Radio Hyper-Yahoo
Phat Jam in Milano
Archie Shepp Phat Jam in Milano
She Walks in Beauty
Marianne Faithfull She Walks in Beauty
You're Getting Better: The Word Jazz Dot Masters
Ken Nordine You're Getting Better: The Word Jazz Dot Masters
Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets
Rufus Wainwright Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets
A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat
Lord Buckley A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat
A Child's Christmas in Wales
Dylan Thomas A Child's Christmas in Wales
Poetry for the Beat Generation
Jack Kerouac / Steve Allen Poetry for the Beat Generation
Poems and Insults
Charles Bukowski Poems and Insults
So There
Robert Creeley / Steve Swallow So There
This Is Madness
The Last Poets This Is Madness
The Legend: The Best of the Last Poets
The Last Poets The Legend: The Best of the Last Poets
Delights of the Garden
The Last Poets Delights of the Garden
Circuit City
Moor Mother Circuit City
No Joke
Patricia Nicholson / William Parker No Joke
Word Jazz
The Fred Katz Group / Ken Nordine Word Jazz
Colors
Ken Nordine Colors
The Cortège
Mike Westbrook The Cortège
The Very Best of the Last Poets
The Last Poets The Very Best of the Last Poets
The Best of the Last Poets
The Last Poets The Best of the Last Poets
Right On!
The Last Poets Right On!
Retro Fit
The Last Poets Retro Fit
Time Has Come
The Last Poets Time Has Come
The Last Poets/This Is Madness
The Last Poets The Last Poets/This Is Madness
Black Encyclopedia of the Air
Moor Mother Black Encyclopedia of the Air
The Great Bailout
Moor Mother The Great Bailout
Jazz Codes
Moor Mother Jazz Codes
List of Demands
Damon Locks List of Demands
The Film
Moor Mother / Sumac The Film
Great Carl Sandburg: Songs of America
Carl Sandburg Great Carl Sandburg: Songs of America
Wink
Ken Nordine Wink
Next!
Ken Nordine Next!
Kenneth Patchen Reads With Jazz in Canada
Kenneth Patchen Kenneth Patchen Reads With Jazz in Canada
The Iron Pot Cooker
Camille Yarbrough The Iron Pot Cooker
A Transparent Mask
Ken Nordine A Transparent Mask
Nebka
Benjamin Lew Nebka
Water Made Us
Jamila Woods Water Made Us
Anthology of African American Poetry for Young People, Read by Arna Bontemps, T
Arna Bontemps Anthology of African American Poetry for Young People, Read by Arna Bontemps, T
The Very Best of John Cooper Clarke
John Cooper Clarke The Very Best of John Cooper Clarke
Placenta
Carlos Niño Placenta
(I'm just) Chillin', on Fire
Carlos Niño (I'm just) Chillin', on Fire
Biting the Hand
Ron Geesin Biting the Hand
Where Future Unfolds
Black Monument Ensemble / Damon Locks Where Future Unfolds