Sometimes I forget how much I love Phil's poetry and voice, then Button will bring my love and appreciation rushing right back as I listen to him speak.
This man is my most poet. I love everything abt him. I have him every work save on my phone. I love how he create and deliver the poem. I wish i could hear more and new poems soon.
As always, Philips poems and reads are lovely. I never knew the disappearing dove act was actually just the dove being slaughtered in the bottom of the cage. I’m heartbroken. That’s not magic. That’s just murder. Killing a beautiful bird for no valuable reason. We are such a selfish species.
Phil Kaye and Franny Choi?!? Unsure which is more amazing- this poem or the fact that these two incredible poets could be in the same room with no resulting spontaneous combustion. The older I get, the more I realize how much more relevant it is to be human than to be *insert nationality/race/ethnicity here*
Ogaga Akpomiemie we are repeatedly shown that america is “good” , so often that we slowly stop believing it really is, just like we’ll stop believing in the same magic tricks if we see it over and over. Racism has been there since the birth of this nation and it has never really ended; in fact, it’s only increased since trumps candidacy and victory of the 2016 presidential elections. This guy brings up a personal experience of casual racism, and also of his friend. The asian kid was laughed at for not pronouncing a word right, ironically the word he couldn’t pronounce, unalienable, was the same one used in the Declaration of Independence, I’m pretty sure. Anyway “Aliens” are foreigners to a nation, and his friend was treated as such. This speaker was brought up in this nation and learned about its history from a biased point of view (American schools are awfully biased and sugar coat things that shed bad light on America) and he, as a child, believed we were always the good people. Even as everyone laughed at the “alien” from a different country that couldn’t pronounce things right, he considered it as just a joke and nothing hurtful, since Americans were the “good guys. “ As I listened to this poem I picked up on some of the literary strategies he used; there was probably more to take out of the poem but I just finished school and I’m a little lazy to go back and fully analyze it so yeah lmao I hope what I said helped ya
This man has the most beautiful voice and his poems are amazing ❤
Beautiful poems, voice, face, hair xD
Marysa so true😂
I love his delivery. It’s so subtle but then his words cut man.
"the more you learn, the less you believe."
Sometimes I forget how much I love Phil's poetry and voice, then Button will bring my love and appreciation rushing right back as I listen to him speak.
Love the dude man. Hope him and Sarah make another one together.
Oh my god. "America, you dear enchantment" was the mic drop
"The funny thing about magic, of course, is that the more you learn, the less you believe in magic." - That hit me like a ton of bricks.
This man is my most poet. I love everything abt him. I have him every work save on my phone. I love how he create and deliver the poem. I wish i could hear more and new poems soon.
As always, Philips poems and reads are lovely.
I never knew the disappearing dove act was actually just the dove being slaughtered in the bottom of the cage. I’m heartbroken. That’s not magic. That’s just murder. Killing a beautiful bird for no valuable reason. We are such a selfish species.
i swear phil and sarah are the only ones who hold a key to my soul xx
Loved how there is so much hope in this poem, despite everything
I love Phil Kaye’s poetry. Every word holds so much resounding weight.
I want to see him on Drunk History tbh ❤️😂
having a bad day, phil kaye always makes me feel better ❤
So beautiful and touching, any poem he writes are magic in itself 💕
This man, he never ceases to amaze me with his beautiful words
Where are my people who liked this video before it even started✊
Phil and his poems at it again. Bless this day.
Phil Kaye and Franny Choi?!? Unsure which is more amazing- this poem or the fact that these two incredible poets could be in the same room with no resulting spontaneous combustion. The older I get, the more I realize how much more relevant it is to be human than to be *insert nationality/race/ethnicity here*
I could listen to Phil's voice for hours
absolutely love everything about this man❤️ there are times i just come on UA-cam to hear him speak for the 92739636th time
Beautiful poem!! Beautiful delivery!!!
Phil kayes poems are just😍
Goosebumps
omg he could be the voice of an audiobook
Ah! Best birthday gift ever!!
Alexa Hyde Happy birthday!!!!!!! Hope it’s a great one!!!!
There's something about both him and Sarah that makes me stop anything I'm doing and just watch them.
I agree, there’s a wisdom or a kindness in their delivery, that makes the poems ten times more beautiful and ten times more cutting.
I cannot. No. Words. From. Me. 💗💗💗
Finally some new material.
I live for button poetry 😍😍
Wow this is amazing
This is a piece of art even though I couldn’t pronounce unalienable either. 😂😂
This is a great poem (:
Yes 💕😘
Chills
Someone please explain in-depth this poem
Ogaga Akpomiemie we are repeatedly shown that america is “good” , so often that we slowly stop believing it really is, just like we’ll stop believing in the same magic tricks if we see it over and over. Racism has been there since the birth of this nation and it has never really ended; in fact, it’s only increased since trumps candidacy and victory of the 2016 presidential elections. This guy brings up a personal experience of casual racism, and also of his friend. The asian kid was laughed at for not pronouncing a word right, ironically the word he couldn’t pronounce, unalienable, was the same one used in the Declaration of Independence, I’m pretty sure. Anyway “Aliens” are foreigners to a nation, and his friend was treated as such.
This speaker was brought up in this nation and learned about its history from a biased point of view (American schools are awfully biased and sugar coat things that shed bad light on America) and he, as a child, believed we were always the good people. Even as everyone laughed at the “alien” from a different country that couldn’t pronounce things right, he considered it as just a joke and nothing hurtful, since Americans were the “good guys. “
As I listened to this poem I picked up on some of the literary strategies he used; there was probably more to take out of the poem but I just finished school and I’m a little lazy to go back and fully analyze it so yeah lmao I hope what I said helped ya
Thanks alot
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Is it just me or is Phil wearing the shirt he did 5 years ago?
P/s: Phil is awesome as always!
Waiting for Sarah
It's been long
America is not what it's professed to be ... It may seem the land of "freedom" (for some), who 've not been privy to its tragedy🌎
America really sucks right now and this poem really shines a light on that
this poem is so powerful.