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

GARY JACKSON, "Tryouts"
courtesy of Button Poetry

ANTHONY MCPHERSON and STEVEN WILLIS, "Black Panther/F&*k Batman"
courtesy of Poetry Slam Inc.

MELISSA LOZADA-OLIVA, "AKA Ladies Night"
courtesy of Button Poetry

CASSIDY FOUST, “Ghostbusters (is so gay)”
courtesy of Button Poetry

MIKKEL SNYDER, "A Question of Authority"
courtesy of Button Poetry

WILLIAM GILES, "Open Letter to Marvel Comics"
courtesy of SlamFind

SAM MERCER, "In a Too Small KItchen (Hulk)"
courtesy of Granite State Poets

JARED SINGER, "A Letter To Sarah"
courtesy of Button Poetry

BRENNA TWOHY, "In Which I Do Not Fear Harvey Dent"
courtesy of Button Poetry

Everybody talk about pop music

ADRIENNE NOVY, "The Pop Punk Bible"
courtesy of T-Waap

GIGI BELLA, "Lessons I Learned From Selena"
courtesy of SlamFind

NOEL QUINONES, "The Get Down"
courtesy of Write About Now

FREEQUENCY, "For Lil Kim"
courtesy of Write About Now

BILLY TUGGLE, "Marvin's Last Verses"
courtesy of Button Poetry

HANIF ABDURRAQIB, "At My First Punk Rock Show"
courtesy of Button Poetry

DAVON CLARK, "Kanye Comes to Penn State"
courtesy of Write About Now

WILLIAM EVANS, "I Turn The Volume Down Because Beyonce Says Fuck..."
courtesy of Button Poetry

KHARY JACKSON, "Past Lives of Darling Nikki"
courtesy of Button Poetry

CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL, “Dear Miss Cyrus (Black Feels Like)”
courtesy of Write About Now

NOEL QUIÑONES, "Abuela Disciplines Dominican Drake"
courtesy of Write About Now

 SARAH LAWSON, "Anne Frank offers Justin Beiber a          Lesson in Humility"
courtesy of Button Poetry

DANEZ SMITH,  "Self Portrait as a 90s R&B Video"
courtesy of Button Poetry

PATRICK ROCHE, "Ode To Streetlights" (after Carly Rae Jepsen
courtesy of SlamFind

JAMILA WOODS, "Thirst Behavior"
courtesy of SlamFind

JAVON JOHNSON, "Letter From Michael Jackson to Justin Bieber"
courtesy of Button Poetry

FRANNY CHOI, "Pussy Monster"
courtesy of Button Poetry

HANIF WILLIS-ABDURRAQIB, "At the House Party Where We Found Out Whitney Houston Was Dead"
courtesy of Poetry Slam Inc.

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Saturday morning & Beyond

JULIA GASKILL, "Donald Trump Visits Sesame Street"
courtesy of Write About Now

MASON GRANGER, "Alexander SquarePants; Track One"
courtesy of SlamFind

NORA MEINERS, "Finding Emo"
courtesy of SlamFind

ERIC SIROTA, "Cookie Monster"
courtesy of Button Poetry

FRANNY CHOI and PHIL KAYE, "Pokemon Rap"
courtesy of Love Hold Let Go

MELISSA MAY, "Dear Ursula"
courtesy of Button Poetry

SHANE HAWLEY, "Wile E. Coyote"
courtesy of Poetry Slam Inc.

That Flickering Screen (TV and Movies)

KEVIN KANTOR - "The Academy Wishes to Thank Kevin Kantor"
courtesy of Button Poetry

STEPHE B, "Silver Screen"
courtesy of SlamFind

DOC LUBEN, "Star Wars: A New Hand"
courtesy of Write About Now

AJANAE DAWKINS, "When Viola Davis Won"
courtesy of Button Poetry

ARVIND NANDAKUMAR, "​"Gordon Ramsay Visits the Ashram In Tamil Nadu"
courtesy of SlamFind

WILLIAM NU’UTUPU GILES, "Zombies (Made in America)"
courtesy of Button Poetry

SEAN ALIÑO, "#OscarsSoWhite"
courtesy of SlamFind

BRENNA TWOHY, “Conversations About Top Chef (after Desireé Dallagiacomo)”
courtesy of SlamFind

JC SLAM ALUMNI, "Michael Bay"
courtesy of SlamFind

world wide web

TALIA YOUNG, "Tinder"
courtesy of Button Poetry

NEIL HILBORN,  "Rejected Ideas for Tinder Profiles"
courtesy of Button Poetry

HANIF ABDURRAQIB, "While Watching the Convenience Store Burn in Baltimore"
courtesy of Button Poetry

CECILY SCHULER, "My Tinder Is A Wonderland"
courtesy of SlamFind

 WE ARE THOSE NERDS  (identity)

YAKUZA, "Black Nerd Problems"
courtesy of Youth Speaks

SHAPPY, "I Am That Nerd"
courtesy of Ernest Cline

OMAR HOLMON, "I Am Nerd"
courtesy of Urbana Poetry Slam

AMY DAVID, "Nerd Girl (after Angel Nafis)"
courtesy of AQObserver

BEN TOLKIN, "I Am Spock"
courtesy of TEDx GatewayArch

NERDS NERDS NERDS, WE DO ADORE (misc topics)

OMAR HOLMON, "Jesus Christ Super Toaster"
courtesy of Button Poetry

JOSE SOTO, "Millennial Jesus"
courtesy of Button Poetry

AMIR SAFI, "An Ode To Whataburger"
courtesy of Write About Now

ELISA CHAVEZ, “ #gamergate”
courtesy of Button Poetry

MELISSA LOZADA-OLIVA,  "How To Survive The Zombie Apocalypse As An 82 year old Guatemalan Grandma"
courtesy of SlamFind

BOBBY CRAWFORD & KIERAN COLLIER, "Legos"
courtesy of Button Poetry

FATIMAH ASGHAR, "Pluto Shits On The Universe"
courtesy of SlamFind