Zora performs Dear Son at Brave New Voices Prelims in NYC

[18shortness]

This poem is raw I like it she another one of my favorites!

[hellobonkers]

i can relate to this sooo much my current boyfriend is in the airforce and he is stationed iin japan at the moment everytime he leaves a part of me dies i just want him back home with me

[MrM0NeyA2M]

Aint afraid to say i shed tears this was Beautiful

[scispoetic]

damn

[locblue21]

OMG I have to show you mad love sweetheart and keep up the good work *-*

[retta006]

oh goood gracious!! here come the tears...loved it.

[bubblesbornin88]

Oh gosh I'm a mess. Crying alone again

[mramadonycx3]

everytime i watch this i cry :(

[voicesoflostpoets]

her voice is poetry.

[kangu88]

For how young she is, she has an amazing way of telling such emotional stories.

[sexykatie90]

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[Tawoka1]

this is a G R E A T video!!=""""(

[peacanPuertoRican]

every time i see this i cry

[Jenn504xoxo]

Amazing...

[franciso7]

this lil chick made me crying again WTF

[ashpash0812]

damnnnnn that was good...

[daydreamer360]

wow! had me bawling my eyes out

such great talent :)

[jaid33444]

The young Maya Angelou.

[slo1986]

love this girl

[MsPrincessCharmin]

wow, im in tears, i know the feeling

[doodaboo123]

u r a great poet!!

[MONIQUEIJ]

nice

[AsanteISaDANCER]

`Ughhhhh.... She So Frakin Beastieee... Like Real Talk..!!! Keep Up Tha GuDd Work Yo.! [<3]

[Ahenry617]

BIG GOOSEBUMPS...

[princessjay802]

deep

[MONIQUEIJ]

wow

[2cute4ubre]

this is good it sent chills threw my body it was that good she is very talented

[BuckPrincess]

made me sad I have a son and idk what i'd do if i ever lost him!

[DestinedLyricist]

I love this poem...everytime i watch it i get goosebumps and tears fills my eyes lol.

[larabmoney]

love the the poem awesume

[crazyk0322]

SHE IS VERYY TALENTED!!!!!!!

[SimpleFaith]

Oh my God, I'm crying.

That was amazing.

[franciso7]

wow omg she is so talented.how old is she?

[ItsMizz]

Wow. She never fails to leave me speechless.

[noamep]

I cried too

[gsolomons]

great performance! can you tell me the name of the place this was performed? the actual building?

[lilsexymasprung]

I am so sorry for your lost. i could just imagine how you feel. this was an amazing poem.

[geekwod]

this was amazing

[Chaplainaast120]

hooah

[NashDatDime]

OMG!! this made me cry; man so many young ppl join tha army wit big promises & dreams; only to find out its not as easy as it seem; R.I.P to all tha lost soldiers.. this was deep & she is turly amazing.!

[MissTTMon3y]

That was amazing. Almost had me in tears.

[TheCharitylove20]

yep....thats how it is

[watatrebi]

Seriously I have tears in my eyes, really good!!!!

[1BRWNSKN]

This almost made me cry.........

[babeegurl2k7]

@1BRWNSKN It succeeded for me. In making me cry that is.

[playwitIt20]

officially a zora howard fan!!

[1BRWNSKN]

OMG! I"m so sorry! I meant to agree, but I clicked the wrong one. I too like this Zora. Please forgive me.

[JSant1981]

Wow Talent at its best, Def love this keep doing your thing zora and much luv to ya. Be blessed.

[SimaticStyle]

she's awesome!!!

[manez1234]

If you liked this poem then you would love my new poem I AM. Just go to my page or type "manez1234 I Am" in the search bar and be prepared to be moved by some of the realiest spoken word on youtube.

[Aboxill]

this girl is amazing. i love sunni patterson she pulled for more emotion from me than zora, but, this girl is really worth the watch.

[Chocolatelover123]

beautiful!!

[Koribaby1]

thats was great. =]

[htownlove85]

i got teary eyed

[RetartedSwagg]

wow that was amazing i cried and i got the little lump in my throat wow she's amazing phenominal!!-Mz.Livy

[sexcci92]

hell yea that gave me some major goose bumps

[streetaddict07]

wow...i shed tears for this one and ive never been moved to tears by a poem before. this lil girl is amazing. definitely one to look out for in the coming years.

[Aboxill]

u should listen to sunni patterson "and we know this place" that poem choked me up.

[naesxcblaq09]

TRUE TALENT..!!

[SexyDevine]

OMG girl you're good. Hope there will be someone see it. I'm crying.

[JFLproductions2009]

omg...why am i crying?...she's so strong

[taccora]

I went and cried. This girl is definitely one of the best poets I've encountered in a while.

[BELLAzero2NONE]

i love this poem and i love the way she delivers it.... she has a lot of good material

[rapres]

wow that made my eyes water, awesome

[MickQuick07]

dude that was painfully powerful. absolutely intense.

[caro3595]

I can't believe I'm crying...

[kagomeI]

i got goose bumps just listening to her ..wow that was amazing!! keep it up (:

[SaMaR170]

:'(

[sharicejack1]

I love it

[C0l0MBiANA727]

hell yea this shit got me on some crazy feelings i hurt like it was my own

beautiful baby gurl let those words flow wit feeling cuz your expressions coming through clearly

[1968bossy]

love this

have one brotha in war

and one on his way

she representing

[19124kitkat]

this girl wow

[kokumusicismylove]

Thank you x It is just sad that this poem is a reality for so many mothers! x

[AiGproductions]

Holy Man .. This hit me hard..

[4purplemarbles]

damn.... made me cry

[krazichick21]

this was great i loved it....but if it was about HER son then how old is SHE???

[VNSW]

I don't think it was about her son...but about all the mother's that have lost there children in the war

[itIZgolden]

i mean. Metaphor?

[andylineinkslinger]

My best friend is going to Afganistan this month and it scares the shit out of me. This poem really hits home. Zora Howard is great. Does anyone know who wrote this? I'd like to perform it myself.

[Jill0wnZ]

zora howard

[andylineinkslinger]

Ok, thanks. Didn't know if she wrote her own stuff.

[selfexplanatorychiq]

Zora is simply amazing.

She doesn't just speak the wordso f someone else...she seems to live them

[analizle]

Bravo.

[plasticgirl222]

SOOOOOOOOOOO DAMN TALENTED

[purexample]

damn...just...damn...

[meshayASDF]

that was good...

she bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my grandmother asked who raised you cuz you got some good stuff... lol...

[hiphopgirl72195]

all i could say was wow

im in total shock rite now

[jokedout]

amazing

[nroberts1680]

brought me to tears amazing

[shortbreadfinger]

yeah she is an amzing actress im in her class and like im super jealous of her talent

[SexySasha2000]

Holy shit she's amazing I cant even express how talented she is ...just amazing

[theareohbee]

wow.

that's it.

[BreezyTBaby]

Zora Howard is AMAZING!!!!!

I wish girls like her lived in the south because she is the female I've been looking for for years.

She's the perfect for me.

[mizfield]

There are girls who do poetry. Sometimes they are just beyond your eyesight.

[eversoprep]

She is a really good actress, She played in Premature. That movie opens your eyes to see whats really goin on in this world today.

[LadyBugT13]

Ah mazing!! This Poem Made Me Cry! Its So Beautiful I Love It!

[jintle]

That was crazy.. wow... I'm totally speechless and I'm tearing up..lol

[NubianQueen413]

I was tearing up towards the end. Her voice is so powerful, her emotions are tangible. One day, I'm going to try my hand at a poem, I'll be happy if it's half as good as hers.

[CP3JORIKA]

I CRIED...I LOVE THAT POEM.

[briitlaverne]

this makes me tear up erytime i play it. <3 idd.

[sherri3]

This girl is AMAZING!

[bookluver627]

omg, she IS.

She put so much emotion into that poem...It wasn' t even about her...I definitely know I couldn't do that.

[BKrocK05]

yo this joint gives me goosebumps. Blazy fesh poem...HOT stuff

[r4tmfan]

I swear, if you don't get chills listening to this, you're dead or something

[choclatebunbuns]

I didnt get chills but i thought it was amazing

[celia7494]

that poem...

i almost cried after that

u r amazing!

[selfexplanatorychiq]

Zora is amasing

[MeAndMyFriends9726]

zora is soo very talented! keep it up! i love this 1!

[tweet4lyfe]

that poem left me speechless and all i got 2 say is DAMN!!!!!!!! keep it up gurl!!!!!!!!!

[musicbutterfly07]

Zora is sooo talented. you go Zora!!!!

Peace xoxo

-Vee

[lunachiarolover]

you are amazing and i hope you continue!

[lycia123]

i mean 15 or 16

[Kenya101]

She actually was 13 or 14 in this video.

[lycia123]

16 years old

[lycia123]

16 or 16 years old

[maiyatempleton]

this young sista is the truth!

[chrissy2hard]

she hella good ....

[DasiygirlNish]

SHE IS SO REAL....WOW!!! It is so touching to hear such young talent who has so much more insight into what us older folks WANT to say - but haven't yet!!

[HAITIANEGGHEAD]

noway dat gurl is a beast at this

[aphenobarbitol]

Zora is now my hero. I can watch "Bi-Racial Hair" fifty times and not get tired of it. Her writing is just that good.

[lovelyleyley]

shit. damn. girl got me speechless.

[TouchTheSky2]

this piece was beautiful...i have those sneakers =)

[nellzdagreat]

it doesnt make sense why isnt she on def poetry they havent found out about her yet. oh my goodness

[meagentzero]

DAMN this girl has it. Every poem of hers gives me goosebumps.

[slvermoonsparkle]

absolutely AMAZING.

[annebreal]

that was tight my sis is in the marines too (tear)

[littlebubble116]

i cry every time i watch this. i seen it like twenty times now an im still posted wipin away tears. this girl is my hero. its beautiful

[Bookworm1908]

ditto i completley agree i always cry! and she is a beast i wonder if there is a way to contact her...

[jrox1889]

yo she sick...did she write that? yo she iz ill...i would love too meet her....

[manug20dt3]

If she did indeed write this they need to get her on Def Poetry and perform bi-racial hair too so I can have it on video and not have to wait on my slow ass computer to watch this...beautiful

[babiitweety757]

dayum girl!!!! that bout me to tears!!! that was so strong, so powerful, so overwhelming... good job

[CheDancer]

THAT WAS SO POWERFUL

I FELT IT.

[JazyJaz112]

Dis poem was beautiful! I luv it! Why iz trapmoney420 hatin so hard on dis girl? Its ppl like u who always hav somethang ignorant 2 say. I dont care wat u say, Zora did her thang, n she has a lot of talent.

[DatGheexBallerBabiee]

i cant STAAANDD ignorant ppl like trapmonkey420.

if she took it from someone or made it herself EITHER WAY it was beautifully written and beautifully read.. frig stop hating like.

[Jaywannak]

Wow. Jealousy is a funny thing.

[Jaywannak]

That was uncalled for and idiotic. Zora is beautiful and very talented. I suppose shallow minds can't compose educated responses to such a well versed poem.

[Janelle537]

I'm speechless

[blahblah0614]

wow..she's amazing

[capricornsign22]

omg! do u try to make ppl cry. are do u just have a great talent.

[miami4lyfe]

now u got me all worryin n shit cuz i just join the marines..lol

[fastgirl321]

wow u can just hear her passion when shes speaking

just wow  shes going places

[darecznycent]

jakie wczucie w role nieźle pzdr. ocz. 5 :)

[amar1106]

zora howard is talented beyond words.

[ilovedexterholman]

This poem is so deep and so was her bi-racial hair. She seems like she's young and if she is, I hope she holds on to that wisdom.

[suzetom]

That was so amazingly brilliant.

Brought tears to my eyes.

[Xxblink182Xxrox]

This is Great. I love it.

[lawyerlady2309]

oh my god... very touching.

[curtmorrison]

let's end this stupid war.

[Jessicashanchezfan]

WOW!!!

[chokolatus]

THAT BROUGHT ME TO TEARS.

[Jaywannak]

Wow! I've listened to this poem three times. I need this girl to keep writing and performing, she's way to talented to stop.

[keseytam]

i literally couldnt breath... god this is beyond a gift...

[MichaelakaMOOKI3]

dis is my ex-boo, lol

[impowerme]

yeah me to lol

[elmo484]

did she write this poem? if not who did?

[tmays03]

Damn Im all jacked up

[tinajames11]

Does anyone have the lyrics to this poem that they can send to me. I listened to it and wrote it down last night, but there are a few parts that I don't know exactly wat she is saying, and it is so moving that I want to get it right

[dmarie1986]

OMG THIS CHILD HAS ME OVER HERE CRYING

[goozy101]

man i tear up like everytime i see this one

[pinky2dye4]

This child has a gift! Bless her!

[dnique22005]

DAmn

[prayzenworship]

She makes you listen to here...like...wow

[toppadilyne]

im tearin up....

[Indianarose92]

Holyshit

[KylefrickaCraft]

Honey, let me tell you...this is amazing. She has so much potential.

[StefonPoetry]

she was fourteen!! That young? Wow! She was hard, man. she spit fire

[lagkid]

ily zora yu da best

[tilli2008]

She is so deep, and her words jus touch you, takin you to a very vulnerable place

[G3oRd3]

woww

how old is she?

[ThABxBoRoUgH]

i think she is actually 15 as of now so i assume she was 13 or 14

[loquaciousthe3RD]

good god that girl was intelligent. wahat a prodigy. just wait till she hits 18 or 20. her potential is infinite

[Caqui]

Man, shes really good. I fav'd her other video, she's amazing.

[hersheyrocker923]

man! got me cryin at work man! that's deep. you got talent for sure. keep doin what you doin'.