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Built Like That (album)
''Built Like That'' is the debut album of folk poet and spoken word artist Alix Olson Alix L. Olson (born 1975) is an American poet who works exclusively in spoken word. She uses her work to address issues of capitalism, racism, sexism, homophobia, heterosexism, misogyny, and patriarchy. She identifies as a queer feminist. Early .... The album was released on CD and consists of spoken words with musical accompaniment. It was originally released on under the label of Subtle Sister Productions. Track listing #"Eve's Mouth" #"Daughter" #"Cute for a Girl" #"Built Like That" #"Deadbeat Daddy" #"America's On Sale" #"Checking My Pulse" #"Subtle Sister" #"The Compliment" #"Dear Mr. President" #"Warriors" #"Myth" #"Sticks" #"Hit It Girls" #"Armpit Hair (Mammally Factual)" #"Witches" #"Picnic Table" #"Popcorn and Laughter" #"Gender Game" #"Criminal" #"Cunt Cuntry" #"I Believe" References 2001 debut albums Alix Olson albums {{2000s-folk-album-stub ...
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Alix Olson
Alix L. Olson (born 1975) is an American poet who works exclusively in spoken word. She uses her work to address issues of capitalism, racism, sexism, homophobia, heterosexism, misogyny, and patriarchy. She identifies as a queer feminist. Early years and education Olson was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1975 to parents who were both politically minded professors and held ideals that she believes were passed along to her. She has recalled early childhood memories sitting under a table coloring protest signs. Olson attended Stockholm University in 1996. She received a BA from Wesleyan University in 2007 and a PhD in political science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a graduate certificate in advanced feminist studies. Career Olson taught as faculty at the Juniper Institute for Young Writers at University of Massachusetts Amherst in Summer 2011 and 2012, at CSU Summer Arts at California State University in Fresno, California, and at the Eleanor Roosevelt Cen ...
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Spoken Word
Spoken word is an oral poetic performance art that is based mainly on the poem as well as the performer's aesthetic qualities. It is a 20th-century continuation of an oral tradition, ancient oral artistic tradition that focuses on the aesthetics of recitation and word play, such as the performer's live Intonation (linguistics), intonation and voice inflection. Spoken word is a "catchall" term that includes any kind of poetry recited aloud, including poetry readings, poetry slams, jazz poetry, pianologues, musical readings, and hip hop music, and can include Sketch comedy, comedy routines and prose monologues. Unlike written poetry, the quality of spoken word is shaped less by the visual aesthetics on a page, and more from phonaesthetics or the aesthetics of sound. History Spoken word has existed for many years; long before writing, through a cycle of practicing, listening and memorizing, each language drew on its resources of sound structure for aural patterns that made spoken p ...
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2001 Debut Albums
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