Anthony McPherson at the 2008 Urban Word NYC Teen Poetry Slam Finals

[jxk3]

nice!

[jmcgoogan43]

i hope u can walk on water but if u're not close 2 GOD don't even bother

[TheTapia157]

ehh

[1HawtDrummerGirl]

SHKKK BA BOOM BOOM KKTHMMM!!

[specialk9569]

can someone please explain this poem to me because i don't really get it

[23hunnybee]

Phew!

That boy is COLD with it!!!

Whoa~

Oncore McPherson.

[ReliableLojic]

lol "Silence!" This dude was raw.

[legs091]

this is stright talent

[nahb123]

I love this guy. :D

[hotchikz2038]

Does any1 realize that this kids hair iz half shave off on the top?...

[JustUploadingVideos]

it looks fly though!

[JustUploadingVideos]

well, from the side

[Cheree123]

@hotchikz2038 lmao

[thegabster32]

@hotchikz2038 hahaha it's like gumbi

[tttman2]

i love this guy more and more every time i watch this video.

[reVerse2bfree]

He's great!  Loved it! Engaging!

[maralicious]

WOW.. so what was his message? that we humans are destroying our own nation?? or was it just amazingly random talent? either way, i LOVED it

[Str8OuttaNaija]

holy shit. TALENT

[jj11895]

uh... i have no idea what he says at 1:13

[tyty0994lucy]

he says we are picidine we are picidine. god creates man. man creates religion. we create like he does because we were made in his image

[renethel]

McPherson said that he and all of us are Poseidon. Poseidon was the god of the sea, who held a trident.

[teenpoet1]

watch my vids search

can you see me now by R3

[dancewomyn]

GREAT DELIVERY..POWERFUL!

[dmac3933]

this is mad good. great performance. very impressive.

[revolutionarygunfire]

his delivery is raw...props

[pclark2121]

Tony, your performance was off the chain man. We are so proud of you! You are a star!! We love you and miss you!

[ToplessArt]

Knux! Holy shit!

[shineshooter]

!!!WoW!!!

This is my Older brother Anthony Layne McPherson.

He is my hero an is going to be on show time at the apollos soon.

I love him so much.

He did awesome at the poetry slam.

And is my inspiration.

*smiles*

[aubdub2100]

this guy is crazy awesome. yeah hes different but his words are insane

[StampedeingLions]

hmm.. different

[somanywishes]

i loved this poem - amazing!

[Apotheosis93]

kid is fucking hillarious

[unicyclist0]

hes my favorite so far!

[MovieMicah]

This WAS SICK.

[kapy53]

I like slam poetry, I don't get what half of them are trying to say though, but still interesting. Very political, I want to see one that's more emotional in other ways.

[pasydon]

umm rong poseidon thing was rong :< the poem was good tho

[Virginiavim]

It was wrong? And how do you spell "wrong" incorrectly yet you managed "Poseidon"?

[pasydon]

look at my profile do to my computers suckyness its makes typos typos love me lol

[elbradamontes]

not the best poem I've heard from this series but excellent presentation. It is very hard to read poetry in a way that doesn't sound like you're reading poetry. pretty good.

[MJG956]

I really enjoy watching these poetry slams.

This one was reall cool!

[broadwaybound4eva]

I know! I'm enjoying them too! :)

[MJG956]

Th' glass was half empty...

As empty as his hair...

Do i dare say, that not i care?

The all surrounding hooplah creates all tempting...As i myself am self exzempting.

Yo,yo,yo and away i should go...Git a-back on my raft to sail asway on the oceanic sprays...

Bubbling avast th' tendeared lossed days.

[sadgar]

you are not Poseidon

fail

[rmweav11]

you're not funny.

fail

[icansolomc]

Wow that was epic

[jahblessd]

The boy'z got skillz.

Keep doing you young rebel.

[liquidmetaltheater]

Hot baths, O Earth... Chili's.