Poet Neil Hilborn was at the 2013 Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam when he gave this heartbreaking performance. Titled "OCD," the love poem chronicles Hilborn finding (and losing) love, all because of ...

Slam poetry is usually slagged off the same way that interpretive dance or improv comedy is–as a thing most people dread having friends ask to watch them do. Even people who love poetry are often ...

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Dealing with a mental health issue can affect every part of your life ― including your relationships. Case in point: This viral spoken poem by artist Neil Hilborn, which details the complexities of ...

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While visiting Cape Cod in 1981, Dennis Rhodes picked up the inaugural issue of Provincetown Poet magazine and said to his friend, “That’s what I want to be, a Provincetown poet.” Moving to ...

Dennis Rhodes remembers banging his head on the cinder block wall. He was a kid. The banging was a compulsion. The obsession was aligning his head just right with the lines on the wall. Rhodes has ...

The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. A video of poet Neil Hilborn performing his slam poem "OCD" went viral this week, garnering over 1,800,000 views on ...

Dennis Rhodes remembers banging his head on the cinder block wall. He was a kid. The banging was a compulsion. The obsession was aligning his head just right with the lines on the wall. Rhodes has ...