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10 Rad Poetry Slam Videos You Must Watch

Kate Scott

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It’s National Poetry Month! Celebrate with these amazing poetry slam performances.

“Black College” (Poets Unknown)

On racial conformity and college:

“Fantastic Breasts and Where To Find Them” by Brenna Twohy

On erotic fanfiction and the problem with the porn industry (also best title for a poem ever):

“I Am Twenty-Two” by Tonya Ingram

On living with chronic illness:

“No Child Left Behind” by Dominique Christina & Denice Frohman

On the failures of the education system:

“Skinny” by Aisha Oxley

On body image:

“Social Anxiety at 130 BPM” by Aaron Burstein

On social anxiety:

“The Tampon Poem” by Sierra DeMulder

On feminism and periods (this one is hilarious):

“Ten Responses to the Phrase ‘Man Up'” by Guante

On masculinity:

“To the Boys Who May One Day Date My Daughter” by Jesse Parent

On parenthood (another funny one):

“Touchscreen” by Marshall Davis Jones

On how culture is replacing technology with human interaction:

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