Poetic knowledge no longer depends on writing alone

Evidence

Oral forms of poetry are multiplying, giving rise to ceremonies, perfôrmances, and shows. AlI around the wodd-in the Antilles, in the Arnericas, in Africa and A-;ia-poets of the spoken word savor this turnaround, which mixes the jangling brilliance of oral rhetoric into the alchemy of written words. Poe tic knowledge is no longer inseparable from writing; momentary flashes verge on rhythmic amassings and the monotonies of duration. The sparkle of many languages utterly fulfills its function in such an encounter, in which the lightning of poetry is recreated in time’s gasp. — Édouard Glissant, Poetics of Relation, 457

Categorization

• SEED: Angle: oral-poetry revival (performance, slam, spoken word across the non-Western world) as evidence that the written/written-transcendent hierarchy was never natural.
• XREF: connects to: Oral poetry is reclaiming knowledge once inseparable from writing worldwide; Computers offer poets a chance to reconnect poetic and scientific knowledge. — Édouard Glissant, Poetics of Relation, 437

Broader Connections

• Oral poetry is reclaiming knowledge once inseparable from writing worldwide #expands (0.85)
• Computers offer poets a chance to reconnect poetic and scientific knowledge. #exemplifies (0.75) — Édouard Glissant, Poetics of Relation, 437