Love Poem from Wisconsin Poetry Slam Goes Viral

Love Poem from Wisconsin Poetry Slam Goes Viral

In mid-June, Neil Hilborn performed his poem “OCD” at the 2013 Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam that took place in Madison. His reading of the poem – in which his OCD-related tics play a moving role – went viral this week when the YouTube video made its way to Reddit. The video now has nearly 800,000 views.   

In mid-June, Neil Hilborn performed his poem “OCD” at the 2013 Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam that took place in Madison. His reading of the poem – in which his OCD-related tics play a moving role – went viral this week when the YouTube video made its way to Reddit. The video now has nearly 800,000 views. 

 

Claire Hanan worked at the magazine as an editor from 2012-2017. She edited the Culture section and wrote stories about all sorts of topics, including the arts, fashion, politics and more. In 2016, she was a finalist for best profile writing at the City and Regional Magazine Awards for her story "In A Flash." In 2014, she won the the Milwaukee Press gold award for best public service story for editing "Handle With Care," a service package about aging in Milwaukee. Before all this, she attended the University of Missouri's School of Journalism and New York University's Summer Publishing Institute.