Miles Hodges: Dear Leap Year

Performed at the American Embassy School, New Delhi, India, October 26, 2012

[@SimplyCrisie]

"So now my prayers are praying that they reach God's ears before my past does." Love Him!! Love you guys!! Love the spoken word [Period]

[@abringley1083]

Pause this video at whatever moment you please and he's still attractive. Wow.

[@Niviac97]

THIS is something that should be taught it schools. Show me more Miles Hodges, Anis Mojgani, and Maya Angelou. No not just during black history month either. You don't confine Robert Frost to a month do you?

[@GetatME300]

I've been checking his poetry all night and I just knew he was inspired by Anis Mojgani somewhere along the line. This confirms it.

[@Browerchick]

Fucking love Anis! Him having inspired Hodges wouldn't surprise me.

[@chrisbarnes1]

Wow... This is more than a poem and a letter....

[@katrinalee009]

Love him.

[@sincerelydaja]

Beautifully said .

[@ariannastich9315]

These are Poems that i would like to learn at School

[@PictureMeNatural]

Left Speechless. Well done!

[@ausernamewasrequired]

He's not dead.

[@Allihaveismusichoe]

"Dear Leap Year, I know your face will be my epilogue"

[@xXSabzyKababzyXx]

Omg

[@anayarivera6563]

he makes me really love me birthday

[@monicawatts-gibson410]

Heeeyheeey boootszaj

[@progenyofprodigies]

By any chance, was this poem inspired just a tad by Shake the Dust by Anis Mojgani? I hear mild similarities at the end that bends my curiosity into believing it to be so. Great poetry as always btw.

[@SummerChick500]

confused as to why hes not on the cover of sexiest man alive..

[@amessatbest]

hes just perf.

[@krysti98765]

I was born on leap year 29 of feb :D

[@allieebirdd798]

what's the last line he says? it get's so quiet i cant hear

[@Que318]

He's not dead...

[@ahqb8ghs]

This isn't as poetic, but dear general relativity is a more literal version as (assuming that you spend most of your time right side up) your head is "older" than your feet.

[@joshstenberg5857]

Rest in peace MILES HODGES! Can't believe our favorite multi-racial poet has passed on. SHAME!

[@SashaBaker]

umm...definitely not...