Rachel McKibbens performs "Last Love"

Rachel McKibbens is the 2009 Women of the World poetry slam champion, is an eight-time National Poetry Slam team member, a three-time NPS finalist, and a 2007 New York Foundation for the Arts poetry fellow and Pushcart nominee. For four years, she co-curated the award-winning louderARTS Project reading series in New York City, coaching their poetry slam team to three consecutive National Poetry Slam final stages. Rachel performs her classic "Last Love" as a "featured poet" at the Bowery Poetry CLub. Dec 2011

[@muchi77]

i hope i am not the only one who keep coming back here

[@vianney5890]

Maybe I'm just hormonal, but this, THIS IS SO POWERFUL.

[@Checkersss]

This is SO FREAKING amazing. "let it happen again, and again, if it brings me to you." So powerful. So beautiful!

[@MissAir2thadee]

"The one whose skin triggers your heart into a heaven of blood waltzes"
This poem, wow. Love it.

[@ThePriyaification]

That cheer at the end was not loud enough! I would've given a standing ovation for the poetry so beautifully said by this pretty woman.

[@Rondik89]

This makes me cry every time i listen to it.

[@jonathanhowell496]

As someone who also experienced horrible parental and marital abuse before meeting my wonderful man, I really relate and can't thank you enough for this amazing gem.

[@mirellehop]

I keep coming back to this. So incredibly powerful!!

[@judiegraham4863]

Moved my last heart strings to tears. Extremely moving and powerful!

[@phoebeshabra]

the most beautiful poem. i get chills every time, no matter how many times i watch it a day.

[@bloodyxrosexpetalsx]

i listen to this all the time and never get tired of it.. so beautiful

[@TheHarmonicOwl]

I did a lot of crying in that 5 minutes. Unbelievably amazing. Thank You.

[@Sive_Nyanda]

it is a PRIVILEGE to have heard this poem, still a teenager and i am looking forward to meeting MY 'last love', should be bitter sweet i suppose but these words...wow, in awe!! Absolutely love the way she expresses herself, i am certain that her poetry touches many people the way it has touched me

[@AshasaurusRawr]

this was beautiful and made me cry, for nothing but good reasons, i have found my last love.

[@TabiTheBrain]

This is SO beautiful and I love it

[@mattcantstop]

At 4:02 where she says "I did not see you coming." That was so powerful. The expression on her face was so good. Amazing.

[@tuphin3]

"every day without you was a life I crawled out of"

[@nolamedgirl]

Yes. This right here is the best and most underrated line.

[@sabrinaarce]

"Last Love, I wish to die so I may come back to you new and never tasted by any other mouth but yours." beautiful

[@moreCHANELplease]

this is so beautiful, i cant even. wow..brilliant

[@Nohelin]

amazing. so many can relate to this.

[@queen_of_wands_astro]

still my favorite, always

[@historiesinrust]

I am weeping.

[@mirellehop]

Simply gorgeous!

[@Againsthegradient]

omg she is amazing

[@Beautifulglenda]

LOVE THIS!!!!!!!

[@Ittybittyplayco]

Beautiful and inspiring.

[@busanev]

So amazing

[@missedoho]

perfection.

[@willanthropy]

Thank you

[@DMarie0824]

I can't even speak. Absolutely incredible. I just don't even know what to say.

[@eddiebertopsp]

loved it

[@therisonli2]

incredible

[@L0VEisAmixtape]

tears

[@dancertng]

so dopeeee

[@TatzMusic01]

WOOOOOW

[@Toluttoi3]

Wow
Amazing

[@lydiamorris8343]

Love the love that is messy

[@linafulkerson6659]

Amen.

[@kristininariley]

what if you don't love them back?

[@brayam3747]

just.....um.....wow...

[@passionaudio]

And want...and want... and want. ..

[@Claire-ing]

ok well that fucked me up

[@ZGGuesswho]

Chilis, every single time.