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

^ Nichols, JamesMichael (2013-10-11). "Elliot Darrow Performs 'God Is Gay' At CUPSI 2013 Finals". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
^ "Poetry Slam". www.acui.org. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
^ Button Poetry (2013-05-11), Elliot Darrow - "God is Gay" (CUPSI 2013 Finals), retrieved 2018-08-15
^ "8 Pieces Of LGBT Spoken Word Poetry That Will Leave You Speechless". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
^ Dias, Elizabeth. "The College Student Behind Viral 'God is Gay' Poem". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
^ "WATCH: Student's Poem Asserts 'God Is Gay'". The Advocate.
^ "VIDEO: The college student behind the 'God is Gay' poem". GLAAD. 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
^ "Slam!". POEtry SLice : Deliciously Diverse Poetry. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
^ 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.
^ "God Is Gay | Queer Culture Collection". sites.psu.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
^ 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.
^ "(Video) Elliot Darrow | Red Shoes". The Poet's List. 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2018-08-15.

[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.

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