He has performed in 39 states and 4 countries, and in. When you have obsessive compulsive disorder, you dont really get quiet moments. Repetition is shown here through the obvious repeating of phrase. Right up there with the likes of yrsa dalywards bone and nayyirah waheeds salt, our numbered days is a volume of integrity and vulnerability. Read all poems of neil hilborn and infos about neil hilborn. His poems often detail personal experiences and battles with mental illness. There are poems that i think about all the time in this book. His poems like the future, joey and ocd receiving millions of views on all forms of social media, with the latter having 80 million views on facebook alone. Performed during the individual finals at the 20 rustbelt regional poetry slam, neil hilborns ocd became a viral internet sensation in august 20 after first rising to popularity on.
Neil hilborn, who wrote it in 2011, calls it ocd, and the presentation of it below occurred this past june at the rustbelt regional poetry slam in madison. Hilborn released his book our numbered days with button poetry in 2015. Born on august 8, 1990, neil hilborn is an american slam poet who is best known for his poem ocd. Rustbelt regional poetry coincide give an alternative view on the idea slam in. With over million viewers, neil hilborns ocd poem became one of the most viewed poems on youtube. Nov 15, 20 neil hilborn, performing during individual finals at the 20 rustbelt regional poetry slam. Before it reinvented itself in slam, poetry was tired and increasingly out of touch. All the tics, all the constantly refreshing images just disappeared. Neil hilborn is best known for his slam poem, ocd, but hes no one trick pony. Neil hilborn ocd rustbelt powerful, from poetry slam event. Neil hilborn audio books, best sellers, author bio. The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. Finally, the neil hilborn performing his poem ocd during the ways in which. This collection is the followup to neils debut collection called our numbered days.
Ocd, a poem describing love lost to the effects of mental illness, had been. Neil was a member of the 2011 macalester poetry slam team, which ranked first in the nation. Our numbered days is a slam poetry collection about mental illness. The future has been at war, but its coming home so soon.
This anthology includes some of the most wonderful free verse i have come across. Mar 21, 2017 to watch neil hilborn perform this poem, click the image. See more ideas about slam poetry, poems and neil hilborn poems. Sorry for the fuzzy pictures on the stop motion video. Neil hilborns 2015 debut collection, our numbered days, delves deep into the mania that mental disorders create for the afflicted person and everyone on the outside thats also impacted. Neil hilborn poems, quotations and biography on neil hilborn poet page.
He has been on a few slam poetry teams including the minneapolis national poetry slam team from 2011 to 20. While this collection ruminates on love, heartbreak, and mental illness, these poems are anything but saccharine. He writes and performs poetry and began writing slam poetry in 2009. A video of poet neil hilborn performing his slam poem ocd went viral this week, garnering over 1,800,000 views on youtube. You probably think that you need to be in pain to be an interesting person and youre right. Quote from neil hilborns new book, our numbered days. The wonderful and talented neil hilborn had a famous piece, ocd, go viral in 20 being featured on npr, huffington post, upworthy, and plenty of other news outlets. Neil hilborn and his powerful ocd poem in full video. Neil hilborn is a college national poetry slam champion and a 2011 graduate with honours from macalester college. A video of poet neil hilborn performing his slam poem ocd went viral this week, garnering over 1,800,000 views. The first time i saw her, everything in my head went quiet. I want to wake up every morning thinking about the way she holds her steering wheel complete full transcript. Our numbered days is neils debut fulllength poetry collection, containing 45 of neils poems including ocd, joey, future tense, liminality, moving day, and many, many neverbeforeseen poems.
To date, it has been watched over 100 million times. Why everyone is rereading their favorite books in quarantine. Diagnosed with obsessivecompulsive disorder ocd as a. Man with ocd performs love poem about ocd while exhibiting. In 20 his poem ocd went viral, garnering over eleven million views to date, making it the mostviewed slam poem ever.
Get this our numbered days, by neil hilborn right now and be the quickest person that completes reading this publication our numbered days, by neil hilborn poetry. Joey joey always told me, laughing, as though it were actually a joke that he wanted to kill himself but it was never the right time, there were always groceries to be bought and little brothers to be tucked in at night. Oct 10, 2017 over million people have watched neil hilborn s poem ocd, in which he lays bare the reality of being in a relationship while coping with mental illness, his face turning red as he speaks. Neil is a talented poet, and in this video, he performs a reading of his poem, ocd. Neil hilborn bio, age, height, weight, net worth, affair. Neil hilborns our numbered days gives a resilient voice to. He has performed in 39 states and 4 countries, and in 2015 alone he traveled more than 50,000 miles to. I panic between doorways i count the breaks in stairways to rules i always adhere and i do this out of fearfear that ill lose my sight that it will punish someone dear fear theyll jump from treacherous heights and i know you think im insane but just give me a moment to explain these tiny ticks that keep repeating tapping though my hearts still beating threats tearing. This is the most viewed slampoem on youtube, gathering over 11 million views, and it has been featured on many news outlets. Mar 12, 2018 neil hilborn is a college national poetry slam champion and a 2011 graduate with honors from macalester college.
In 2015, hilborn published his second book, our numbered days, which sold over 50,000 copies, landing the book on amazons best sellers list. A powerful poem is rapidly making the rounds via video. In their book spreadable media, leaving a devastated expartner behind. Neil hilborn is a college national poetry slam champion, and a 2011 graduate with honors from macalester college with a degree in creative writing. Neil hilborn born august 8, 1990 is an american slam poet who writes and performs poetry. The most recent and most exciting release being neil hilborns the future. May 01, 2017 neil hilborn is a college national poetry slam champion and a 2011 graduate with honours from macalester college. His debut fulllength book, our numbered days, is now available, as well as his chapbook, clatter. That is if i actually left my house for things that dont directly enable me to keep my house, see ive been thinking about driving nowhere ive been thinking about becoming a box inside a locked room inside a dark house at the dark end of the street i want to go away until im gone it takes so much less energy to not exist than it does to exist and get burned ive been burned so much im not. In 20, hilborn s poem ocd went viral, and has amassed over 11 million views to date. In 20, hilborns poem ocd went viral, and has amassed over 11 million views to date. Neil hilborn is a college national poetry slam champion, arguably made popular by his poem called ocd.
He shares his love for his girlfriend motivated him to abandon some of. Performed during the individual finals at the 20 rustbelt regional poetry slam, neil hilborn s ocd became a viral internet sensation in august 20 after first rising to popularity on. With more than 100 million overall page views, million of them on his poem ocd, neil hilborn is the mostwatched poet on youtube. Jun 30, 2018 neil hilborns 2015 debut collection, our numbered days, delves deep into the mania that mental disorders create for the afflicted person and everyone on the outside thats also impacted. So, stop what youre doing and give a listen to ocd by neil hilborn. Mar 09, 2017 neil hilborn is a college national poetry slam champion, arguably made popular by his poem called ocd. The first time i saw her everything in my head went quiet. Neil hilborns poems have reached millions of viewers on youtube. The first time i saw her everything in my head went quiet all the tics all the constantly refreshing images just disappeared when you have obsessive compulsive disorder, you dont really get quiet moments even in bed. The incredible video has over thirteen million views, and its no wonder why. My top three poems are ocd, joey and the sadness factory.
He is best known for his poem ocd, which has received 75 million views online. Hilborn continues to compete in slam poetry competitions and regularly performs for large audiences at numerous venues. All the ticks, all the constantly refreshing images just disappeared. Not only this but he has put together a book featuring poems such as joey, dust mop, clatter, and much many more.
Neil hilborn is a college national poetry slam champion and a 2011 graduate with. Everything in my head went quiet his frustration of not being social with her. The first time i saw her everything in my head went quiet all the tics all the constantly refreshing images just disappeared when you have obsessive compulsive disorder, you dont really get quiet moments even in. Check out neils debut spoken word album, northbound. In 20 his poem ocd went viral, garnering over eleven million views to date, making it one of the mostviewed poems on youtube. He has performed in 39 states and 4 countries, and in 2015 alone he travelled more than 50,000 miles to. The houstonborn poet pens his experiences with melancholy and maddening banter about loss, mental illness, suicide and the tragically beautiful. His friend dylan garity, founder of the slam poetry production group. Neil hilborn stole this years rustbelt regional poetry slam with a haunting ode to a love as true as his battle with obsessive compulsive. Hilborns second book, our numbered days, was released on may 14, 2015. In 20 his poem ocd went viral, garnering over eleven million views to date, making it one. In 20 his poem ocd went viral, garnering over 75 million views to date, making it one of the mostviewed poems of all time. His personal experiences and battles with mental illness are often the focus of his poetry.
Neil hilborn has become a household name in mainstream slam poetry. Aug 15, 20 the daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. Neil hilborn is a college national poetry slam champion and a 2011 graduate with honors from macalester college. Hilborn uses the same humour and selfdeprecation that propelled ocd to success in order to make his unmatched vulnerability all the more. To watch neil hilborn perform this poem, click the image. Our numbered days book by neil hilborn thriftbooks. Thank you for purchasing the audiobook of how to ruin your life, for fun and profit, as read by the author, neil hilborn.
Neil is currently one of the most recognizable poets on the internet, with both of his poems ocd and the future having a. Neil hilborn, performing during individual finals at the 20 rustbelt regional poetry slam. Neil was a member of the 2011 macalester poetry slam team, which ranked first in the nation at the. Hilborn tours to perform his poetry at colleges and other venues. Culture x april 10, 2017 the rising popularity of slam poetry. In 20, neil hilborns performance of his poem ocd went viral. It is a heartbreaking account of lost love, and also the weight of carrying a mental illness. A video of poet neil hilborn performing his slam poem ocd. Over million people have watched neil hilborns poem ocd, in which he lays bare the reality of being in a relationship while coping with mental illness, his face turning red as he speaks. He is best known for his poem ocd, which has received 75 million views. See more ideas about slam poetry, spoken word poetry and poetry quotes. In ocd, hilborn examines a past relationship that was affected by his ocd.
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