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The nature of oral poetry
			Article:
										English.
										
					                    Bibliographic reference
				- Author(s)
 - Lord, Albert B.
 - Title
 - The nature of oral poetry
 - In
 - Comparative Research on Oral Traditions, 1987
 - Subjects
 - Improvised Verse Singing (generic)
 
- Type of material
 - Article
 
Three-part article that accomplishes the following: 1) concludes that one who memorizes (without composing) oral poetry cannot be called an oral traditional poet; 2) differentiates between composition in performance and improvisation; and 3) calls for more research into the nature of transitional texts.
																  
						