Author: Neil Hilborn

Neil Hilborn is a College National Poetry Slam Champion, and a 2011 graduate with honors from Macalester College with a degree in Creative Writing. Neil was a member of the 2011 Macalester Poetry Slam team, which ranked first in the nation. He co-coached the 2012 Macalester team, leading them to a second place finish nationally. He was also a member of the Minneapolis adult National Poetry Slam team in 2011, which placed 5th out of 80 teams from cities across the country at the adult National Poetry Slam. In August of 2013, his poem “OCD” went viral, garnering over 7 million views to date, making it one of the most-viewed poems on YouTube.

Book Review

The Future

by Jamieupdated on March 15, 2021November 3, 2020Leave a Comment

My Thoughts So I discovered Hilborn’s work after watching him perform The Future a couple of years back and the poem had stayed with me ever since. I sought out more of Hilborn’s work and fell in love with his first collection, Our Numbered Days. “When I’m down I don’t kill myself because then the …

Book Review

Our Numbered Days

by Jamieupdated on February 6, 2021February 25, 2020Leave a Comment

My Thoughts If you haven’t had the pleasure of experiencing slam poetry or have never heard of Neil Hilborn before then I strongly urge you to check out some of his performances, particularly OCD and Joey. It will give you an idea of his voice and the strong emotional impact of his writing. “Love how …