Poezja śpiewana - 'the sung poetry' is a characteristic Polish type of music, often compared to folk singers such as Bob Dylan.

The majority of the bands in this genre play very smooth and soft acoustic music. Lyrics are often poems either written by Polish poets or translated into Polish, but still this is not a rule and composers' own words are nothing unusual.

The most well-known singers are Jacek Kaczmarski, Marek Grechuta and Ewa Demarczyk.

Apart from the mainstream genre there is also a sub-genre of 'Poezja Śpiewana' often called 'Kraina Łagodności' ('The Land of Gentliness'); this has come from the lyrics of a famous song by Wolna Grupa Bukowina - 'Pieśń Łagodnych' ('The Hymn of the Gentle Ones'). Another name that is often used is 'Piosenka studencka' ('the student song'), which derives from the fact that in the past, the vast majority of the songs in this genre were written by students wandering in the mountains during their long three-month holidays. Wolna Grupa Bukowina is a model example. Other well-known names are Stare Dobre Małżeństwo (often abbreviated to SDM) and Bez Jacka.