the world. Regional traditions may include but surely are not limited to: The payada in Argentina Basque bertsolaritza Maltese għana The canto a braccio of Lazio, Italy The improvvisazione in ottava rima of Tuscany, Italy The stornelli and other local traditions in other parts of Italy Rap, a component of the hip hop genre of American music. See also Ethnopoetics Folk poetry Oral tradition Poetry reading Sound poetry Spoken word References External links What is Oral Poetry? Folk poetry Oral literature Poetics