Marshall Kell this is my favorite part of the poem, and the way he delivers it , damn... never fails to make me feel in some way, whole again. really inspired me right out of my writers block I've been stuck with for two years..
Liminality or liminal time is considered the point in social experience when the subject is outside time, hanging in slow motion outside the social rules. It's funny that the first time I heard about the term was while reading "Rant" by Chuck Palahniuk, where people went into liminality by crashing cars into each other. Or driving it towards a river with a flaming Christmas tree on top of the car. My favorite poet and my favorite author, writing about the same thing.
This man is amazing I'm so happy I found his work it sheds so much light on feelings I've never been able to put to words thank you.. Thank a million times over.
These words....ah... just prolific. Highly undervalued prose of my time. Exquisite. The future brought me here. . Tonight my saviour. Not the first time. Thank you Neil. Thank you.
I can't really find any deeper meaning other than appearance vs reality. The appearance of what people assume heaven will be vs what it actually is to each individual and how unique it is.
I like to see it as this : heaven isn't something you reach when you die, something with a "golden escalator" to get to, something beautiful next to God, but it is here, on earth, next to the one you love, the one who will "remember your iris and why you can only speak in short sentence", heaven is sharing those last breaths of your existence with that cherished one. I hope my vision of the poem helps you :)
After researching the meaning of Liminal and liminality, I perceive it to be about the time between life and death and the memories we create while we are on earth. The greatest memory for some may be falling in love. Which I think is represented by the "car crash" . It's such a beautiful poem that can be interpreted in so many ways.
Neil is the artist who got me into slam poetry, and this piece lets me know exactly why I love it so much.
TeenageStrategy He the guy who just got me into slam poetry today, never thought it would be this good
Rachel M. Ussery amen
It's probably already been said a hundred times, but Neil NEVER disappoints! Brilliant!
Never dissapoints. Great poem, great performance.
This reminds me of "What Sarah Said" by Death Cab for Cutie; "Love is watching someone die. So who's gonna watch you die?"
"Heaven is an exhausted horse laying down to die." *snaps*
I love this man.
I want to be Neil Hilborn when I grow up.
right so I'm crying now
Oh. My. Gosh. That was honestly one of the most beautiful things ever.
His poems always give me chills.
I will lie here forever,
and sing all the things I stopped myself from saying.
while we were alive.
Marshall Kell this is my favorite part of the poem, and the way he delivers it , damn... never fails to make me feel in some way, whole again. really inspired me right out of my writers block I've been stuck with for two years..
This is a beautiful poem and one of my favorites, I can clearly imagine the car accident and the very descriptive imagery Neil supplies us with.
Oh, my God. This... this fucking hurt.
This poem makes me cry every time
I don't know how to explain the level of connection I felt with this poem. Thank you Neil.
That was so beautiful and eloquent and just amazing... I am a huge fan of all of his poems.
is this what it feels like to be in love?
Basically.
Breathtaking.
He's my absolute favorite poet. Always makes me tear up or cry and I always get goosebumps. Beautiful.
Never knew Wil Wheaton was such an incredible poet
I get literal chills every time I watch one of his performances.
I cry like a baby every time. No other words strike as these do
Neil is the most honest & smooth modern poet
i love him so much
i just wanna hear him live! the emotions his poetry gives me through a computer screen is so much just imagine that feeling in real life! love this
Speechless.
Liminality or liminal time is considered the point in social experience when the subject is outside time, hanging in slow motion outside the social rules. It's funny that the first time I heard about the term was while reading "Rant" by Chuck Palahniuk, where people went into liminality by crashing cars into each other. Or driving it towards a river with a flaming Christmas tree on top of the car. My favorite poet and my favorite author, writing about the same thing.
He sets the scene and has us in the palm of his hand. Fabulous poem.
so........ that was intense.
He always seems to be able to touch people's hearts.
Absolutely one of my favourites ever from Neil❤️
His words are just too powerfull. I love his poems so much
This is legitimately one of my new favorite poems!!!
This man can say whatever he wants, and I Iove it
Man, I love you. Thank you for these words...
This man is amazing I'm so happy I found his work it sheds so much light on feelings I've never been able to put to words thank you.. Thank a million times over.
These words....ah... just prolific. Highly undervalued prose of my time. Exquisite. The future brought me here. . Tonight my saviour. Not the first time. Thank you Neil. Thank you.
This deserves more views..
Beautiful
Everything he says is so lovely.
This is so beautiful
My favorite poet..
I saw him perform this live at Lesley-university on Tuesday, it was amazing
Favourite poet ever.
neil hilborn is officially my favorite poet.
In absolute awe of this.
I've never noticed how much he looks like wil wheaton.
You fuck off😂
Beauttiful as is all of his performances
I'm not one for poetry but , yet I guess so because every day in life is a creation of Poetry.. Neil a wonder of beauty so beautifully spoke..yelp
He's so good ... It's like a level I could never reach
I've got goosebumps all over! Words so eloquently put together
You are one of my favorite poets.
When I saw the name I realized I had already clicked the video. Omg he's the best.
This one makes me cry
You and your words are definitely not of this world. They are of the heaven.
This guy....what an inspiration!
A constant reminder that I have a long way to go ;)
now I'm crying
Directed here from Neil's tumblr blog - this man is golden
WHATS HIS TUMBLR
OMG HE HAS A TUMBLR??? WHAT IS IT
neilhilborn.tumblr.com
thank youuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shine on.
Great Poem.
Such beauty
He finds the most perfect words
loved it
his delivery though...
oh my life Neil !!!!! yassss
this poetry is so beautiful i feel bad for listening it
I fucking cried.
Wow....:'(((
Neil never disappoints
YAAAAAAAAAAAS. IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS.
YASSSS babe kill it!!!!
he's Neil Heal*born ! if this make any sense **
Goddamn. So fn talented.
Big fan here ! :)
fuck I love this
God how they made us feel
They do, don’t they?
I loved when his hair was longerrr like this!
crying
Wow...
He's like the depressed chris pratt of slam poetry
i fucking love him, i fucking relate
Whoever is cutting onions needs to cut it out
The liminal state that's in this poem is conceivably inundated by DMT (dimethyltryptamine); something to think about.
does anyone know where i can find the written version of this? i've been looking everywhere
i'm looking too, if someone could answer. if not i might write it out and post it somewhere in the comments!
i ended up writing it out. i can post it, although i'm not sure if they're 100% correct!
thanks! yea you should totally post it
This guy if fucking brilliant
...holy shit
Slam poetry: how do?
In love with this man. (Like every other female here.)
Sarebbe bello averle tradotte tutte in italiano...
Can somebody explain this poem? I'm having trouble pinpointing it.
What I got from it is just dying in a car crash with his loved one? Unless there's a less literal meaning I didn't pick up on
I can't really find any deeper meaning other than appearance vs reality.
The appearance of what people assume heaven will be vs what it actually is to each individual and how unique it is.
I like to see it as this :
heaven isn't something you reach when you die, something with a "golden escalator" to get to, something beautiful next to God, but it is here, on earth, next to the one you love, the one who will "remember your iris and why you can only speak in short sentence", heaven is sharing those last breaths of your existence with that cherished one. I hope my vision of the poem helps you :)
After researching the meaning of Liminal and liminality, I perceive it to be about the time between life and death and the memories we create while we are on earth. The greatest memory for some may be falling in love. Which I think is represented by the "car crash" . It's such a beautiful poem that can be interpreted in so many ways.
I'm probably the only 14 year old who is into this stuff
not exactly.
Nope! I'm 14 and obsessed with poetry:)
I'm 13 and I live and breathe poetry, I'm in the slam poetry club at my school :)
Not quite
You might be suprised
Obi One Kenobi
everything he writes is amazing
I love this man.
...holy shit
I am in love with this guy