Kevin Kantor challenges his audience to write their own poems while delivering an engaging talk filled with poetry and insight into how communicating with poems can help every individual learn and grow. Content Warning: Mention of suicidal ideation.

Kevin Kantor is spoken word poet, actor, teaching artist, & queer agent for social change. He is the founder & former artistic director of Greeley, Colorado’s SOAPbox Productions, a theatre company & poetry venue dedicated to furthering conversations that are politically engaged & culturally conscious through live performance art. His writing, which aims to subvert toxic masculinity, explore survivorship & trauma, & raise queer voices, has been featured on The Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, Upworthy, & is forthcoming in the anthology "We Believe You: Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out." Most recently, Kevin was featured on an episode of John Ridley’s ABC drama American Crime.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx