Spoken word poetry has always been one of my favorite types of performance to listen to and to watch. The combination of language and emotion in these performances is truly breathtaking, and I usually feel very refreshed after watching a performance. So, in honor of finals week being here, I'm sharing my favorite spoken word poetry performances here; enjoy procrastinating!
1. Sabrina Benaim - "Explaining My Depression to My Mother"
This poem is one of the most honest, beautiful, and heartbreaking descriptions of depression that I have ever heard.
2. Jesse Parent - "To the Boys Who May One Day Date My Daughter"
This poem is funny and endearing and sweet in all the right ways.
3. Dominique Christina - "The Period Poem"
So empowering and hilarious. Dominique Christina tells it like it is.
4. Lily Myers - "Shrinking Women"
This poem shares the heartbreaking story of a woman's lineage of "shrinking women." It is incredibly eye-opening.
5. Victoria Morgan - "How to Succeed in Heartbreak"
Hilarious and heartbreaking all at once.
6. Patrick Roche - "21"
This poem is haunting and tragic and beautifully executed, sharing the family burdens of living with an alcoholic father.
7. Michelle MacLeod - "French Fries"
This is a funny and endearing poem for the indecisive.
And that's it! Poetry is one of the best ways to make me laugh and cry, and these poems all do one or the other (or both). I hope you enjoyed them.