YouTube is known for creating Internet sensations-makeup gurus, live-action gamers, teenage heartthrobs, and now, poets. With more than 100 million overall page views, 13 million of them on his poem “OCD,” Neil Hilborn is the most-watched poet on YouTube.
Hilborn writes:
Hilborn released his book Our Numbered Days with Button Poetry in
2015. He now spends months at a time on tour, like a rock star. His show at
the Beat Kitchen last November sold out within days.
“People, especially young people like me, need this avenue to express
themselves, and poetry is the cheapest art form,” says Hilborn. “All you
need is a pen and a piece of paper, and you can steal those things.” v
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