This is an ongoing project wherein the editors attempt to assemble a collection of nerdy/pop culture inspired poems available on video. It's by no means comprehensive (at least not yet!), and we're always open to suggestions for future issues. Because we are who we are, we're organizing these by subject matter for now. Enjoy and feel free to share any of these from their original source!
We could be heroes
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GARY JACKSON, "Tryouts"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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ANTHONY MCPHERSON and STEVEN WILLIS, "Black Panther/F&*k Batman"
courtesy of Poetry Slam Inc. |
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MELISSA LOZADA-OLIVA, "AKA Ladies Night"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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CASSIDY FOUST, “Ghostbusters (is so gay)”
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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MIKKEL SNYDER, "A Question of Authority"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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WILLIAM GILES, "Open Letter to Marvel Comics"
courtesy of SlamFind |
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SAM MERCER, "In a Too Small KItchen (Hulk)"
courtesy of Granite State Poets |
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JARED SINGER, "A Letter To Sarah"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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BRENNA TWOHY, "In Which I Do Not Fear Harvey Dent"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
Everybody talk about pop music
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ADRIENNE NOVY, "The Pop Punk Bible"
courtesy of T-Waap |
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GIGI BELLA, "Lessons I Learned From Selena"
courtesy of SlamFind |
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NOEL QUINONES, "The Get Down"
courtesy of Write About Now |
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FREEQUENCY, "For Lil Kim"
courtesy of Write About Now |
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BILLY TUGGLE, "Marvin's Last Verses"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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HANIF ABDURRAQIB, "At My First Punk Rock Show"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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DAVON CLARK, "Kanye Comes to Penn State"
courtesy of Write About Now |
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WILLIAM EVANS, "I Turn The Volume Down Because Beyonce Says Fuck..."
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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KHARY JACKSON, "Past Lives of Darling Nikki"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL, “Dear Miss Cyrus (Black Feels Like)”
courtesy of Write About Now |
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NOEL QUIÑONES, "Abuela Disciplines Dominican Drake"
courtesy of Write About Now |
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SARAH LAWSON, "Anne Frank offers Justin Beiber a Lesson in Humility"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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DANEZ SMITH, "Self Portrait as a 90s R&B Video"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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PATRICK ROCHE, "Ode To Streetlights" (after Carly Rae Jepsen
courtesy of SlamFind |
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JAMILA WOODS, "Thirst Behavior"
courtesy of SlamFind |
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JAVON JOHNSON, "Letter From Michael Jackson to Justin Bieber"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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FRANNY CHOI, "Pussy Monster"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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HANIF WILLIS-ABDURRAQIB, "At the House Party Where We Found Out Whitney Houston Was Dead"
courtesy of Poetry Slam Inc. |
You can catch the FreezeRay Matinee Spotlight feature on Hanif right here!
Saturday morning & Beyond
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JULIA GASKILL, "Donald Trump Visits Sesame Street"
courtesy of Write About Now |
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MASON GRANGER, "Alexander SquarePants; Track One"
courtesy of SlamFind |
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NORA MEINERS, "Finding Emo"
courtesy of SlamFind |
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ERIC SIROTA, "Cookie Monster"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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FRANNY CHOI and PHIL KAYE, "Pokemon Rap"
courtesy of Love Hold Let Go |
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MELISSA MAY, "Dear Ursula"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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SHANE HAWLEY, "Wile E. Coyote"
courtesy of Poetry Slam Inc. |
That Flickering Screen (TV and Movies)
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KEVIN KANTOR - "The Academy Wishes to Thank Kevin Kantor"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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STEPHE B, "Silver Screen"
courtesy of SlamFind |
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DOC LUBEN, "Star Wars: A New Hand"
courtesy of Write About Now |
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AJANAE DAWKINS, "When Viola Davis Won"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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ARVIND NANDAKUMAR, ""Gordon Ramsay Visits the Ashram In Tamil Nadu"
courtesy of SlamFind |
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WILLIAM NU’UTUPU GILES, "Zombies (Made in America)"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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SEAN ALIÑO, "#OscarsSoWhite"
courtesy of SlamFind |
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BRENNA TWOHY, “Conversations About Top Chef (after Desireé Dallagiacomo)”
courtesy of SlamFind |
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JC SLAM ALUMNI, "Michael Bay"
courtesy of SlamFind |
world wide web
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TALIA YOUNG, "Tinder"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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NEIL HILBORN, "Rejected Ideas for Tinder Profiles"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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HANIF ABDURRAQIB, "While Watching the Convenience Store Burn in Baltimore"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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CECILY SCHULER, "My Tinder Is A Wonderland"
courtesy of SlamFind |
WE ARE THOSE NERDS (identity)
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YAKUZA, "Black Nerd Problems"
courtesy of Youth Speaks |
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SHAPPY, "I Am That Nerd"
courtesy of Ernest Cline |
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OMAR HOLMON, "I Am Nerd"
courtesy of Urbana Poetry Slam |
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AMY DAVID, "Nerd Girl (after Angel Nafis)"
courtesy of AQObserver |
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BEN TOLKIN, "I Am Spock"
courtesy of TEDx GatewayArch |
NERDS NERDS NERDS, WE DO ADORE (misc topics)
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OMAR HOLMON, "Jesus Christ Super Toaster"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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JOSE SOTO, "Millennial Jesus"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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AMIR SAFI, "An Ode To Whataburger"
courtesy of Write About Now |
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ELISA CHAVEZ, “ #gamergate”
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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MELISSA LOZADA-OLIVA, "How To Survive The Zombie Apocalypse As An 82 year old Guatemalan Grandma"
courtesy of SlamFind |
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BOBBY CRAWFORD & KIERAN COLLIER, "Legos"
courtesy of Button Poetry |
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FATIMAH ASGHAR, "Pluto Shits On The Universe"
courtesy of SlamFind |