Elliot Darrow

Elliot Darrow is an American spoken word poet.

Darrow is noted for writing and performing the poem "God is Gay." ^{[1] [2]} A video of the performance on YouTube has over 850,000 views. ^{[3] [4]}

Darrow attended the University of North Carolina and majored in drama. ^[5] He self-identifies as a heterosexual man and a Christian. Darrow grew up Presbyterian. ^[6]

"God is Gay"

The poem "God is Gay" uses biblical passages to support the theory that God is gay. ^{[7] [8]}

Darrow's first recorded performance of "God is Gay" was at the Flyleaf Books bookstore in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A video of the performance was uploaded to the "Sacrificial Poets" YouTube channel on July 13, 2012. Darrow also performed the piece at the 2013 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational. ^{[9] [10]}

Other notable pieces

• "Red Shoes" ^{[11] [12]}

References

1. Nichols, JamesMichael (2013-10-11). "Elliot Darrow Performs 'God Is Gay' At CUPSI 2013 Finals". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
2. "Poetry Slam". www.acui.org. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
3. Button Poetry (2013-05-11), Elliot Darrow - "God is Gay" (CUPSI 2013 Finals) , retrieved 2018-08-15
4. "8 Pieces Of LGBT Spoken Word Poetry That Will Leave You Speechless". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
5. Dias, Elizabeth. "The College Student Behind Viral 'God is Gay' Poem". Time. ISSN   0040-781X . Retrieved 2018-08-15.
6. "WATCH: Student's Poem Asserts 'God Is Gay'". The Advocate.
7. "VIDEO: The college student behind the 'God is Gay' poem". GLAAD. 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
8. "Slam!". POEtry SLice : Deliciously Diverse Poetry. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
9. Roche, Anu. "Raising Voices, Breaking Boxes: How Spoken Word Creates Dialogues on Gender" (PDF). Navajyoti, International Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research Volume 1, Issue 2, February 2017.
10. "God Is Gay | Queer Culture Collection". sites.psu.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
11. Elinson, Zusha (2016-04-08). "Poetry Is Art, but Poetry Slams Are Sport, Bound by Pages of Rules". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2018-08-15.
12. "(Video) Elliot Darrow | Red Shoes". The Poet's List. 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2018-08-15.