The GRAMMYs
2026
Dec 1st, 2025
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
Nominees for The GRAMMY Awards
2026
Previous Winner
The Heart, The Mind, The Soul (Tank and the Bangas)
Criteria
Albums of spoken word poetry.
Albums of spoken word poetry.
Albums of spoken word poetry.
The nominees for The GRAMMYs Best Spoken Word Poetry Album 2026 are A Hurricane in Heels: healed people don't act like that — partially recorded live @City Winery & other places (Queen Sheba), Black Shaman (Marc Marcel), Pages (Omari Hardwick, Anthony Hamilton), Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends At Treepeople (Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends), Words For Days Vol. 1 (Mad Skillz).
Read on for more information about all the nominees and their contributors..
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
Aug 22, 2025
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A Hurricane in Heels: healed people don't act like that — partially recorded live @City Winery & other places
Aug 22, 2025
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A Hurricane in Heels: healed people don't act like that — partially recorded live @City Winery & other places
Aug 22, 2025
Listen on Spotify
A Hurricane in Heels: healed people don't act like that — partially recorded live @City Winery & other places
Black Shaman
Black Shaman
Black Shaman
Aug 28, 2025
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Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends At Treepeople
Aug 28, 2025
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Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends At Treepeople
Aug 28, 2025
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Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends At Treepeople
Aug 11, 2025
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Words For Days Vol. 1
Aug 11, 2025
Listen on Spotify
Words For Days Vol. 1
Aug 11, 2025
Listen on Spotify
Words For Days Vol. 1
Other awards in this field
R&B + Rap + Spoken Word Poetry
Other awards in this field
R&B + Rap + Spoken Word Poetry
Other awards in this field
R&B + Rap + Spoken Word Poetry
Best R&B Performance
Best R&B Performance
Best Progressive R&B Album
Best Progressive R&B Album
Best R&B Album
Best R&B Album
Best Rap Album
Best Rap Album
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Best R&B Song
Best R&B Song
Best Rap Performance
Best Rap Performance
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Best Rap Song
Best Rap Song
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
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