[wbill]

25-year-old spoken word artist

This is the second spoken-word artist that I've come across on FR in the past couple of days. What is it? Someone who recites poetry in coffeehouses? Or is it a legit profession? Something that will earn a living?

[discostu]

"Spoken word artists" are, for the most part, comedians with dellusions of grandeur. They usually do stuff similar to the comedic anecdotes that made Bill Cosby rich, only they use swear words and usually suck.