Neil Hilborn is a spoken word and slam poetry performer and a College National Poetry Slam Champion. He graduates with honours from Macalester College in 2011 with a degree in creative writing.

Poetry slam work

Hilborn is a member of the 2011 Macalester Poetry Slam team, which ranks first in the United States. He also co-coaches the 2012 Macalester team, helping it finish second nationally. In 2011, he is also part of the Minneapolis adult National Poetry Slam team, which places fifth out of 80 teams at the adult National Poetry Slam.

“OCD”

His poem “OCD” gains wide attention after spreading online in 2013, and becomes one of the most-viewed poems on YouTube.