Phil Kaye - Surplus 

My favorite 2 lines. "This...this is what it smelled like when daddy was a hero." "...and you shook my hand once. Like I was a man. I still remember that."

I haven't listened to Phil Kaye in a while. I always forget how much I love his material. Sometimes with him, there is just that moment. I'm not sure how to describe it, but I think you know what I mean.

Phil and Sarah are still my two favorite spoken word poets - they have a way of performing which is so different to the style generally heard, and it's lovely and just as powerful, if not more powerful.

This was incredible! Ya Phil me?

"I am not a strong boy but I am trying to learn what it means to build."

"She is a young American bombshell you may want to hold her, but be careful not to hurt yourself"

This was beautiful, I love how he tied his poetry into it at the end. A poem about how his world came to be.

I love poems like these with personal stories. The language and performance are just flawless too.

I was lucky enough to be 5 feet away from him for this! That night was incredible being able to see Phil and Sarah perform was a dream come true!

You know that feeling when you come across someone and after a little while you just know that they are a bright, beautiful, soulful person and that you two connect on a level almost spiritual? I feel that with Phil and his poetry.

BROOO THE WAY HE TIED THAT ENDINGGGGG it caught me so off guard im still having goosebumps

I love this man's smile

Wow. There are, few times when I am speechless....but, this....I have no words...

His voice is like pillows clouds and puppies. Oh yeah and the poem was alright. Jkjkjkjk it was freaking amazing. He's fantastic

I cant concentrate, he is too beautiful

This is absolutely gorgeous. The part where he's talking about the gentleman coming in whose hand his grandfather shook, always reminds me of a similar story I have. My great-grandfather owned a Jewish Delicatessen in Philadelphia (I'll leave which one it was because it has changed ownership a handful of times and it's no longer in the family). A few years back my father and I went into his rival's shop (Hymies). An older gentleman was working behind the counter, he was the owner and founder of Hymies Jewish Delicatessen in Bala Cynwyd, PA and he turned to my father upon introductions and said "it's an honor to have an Auspitz [family name on my grandmother's side] in my shop". I still think about that a lot.

i listen to his poems when i’m sad and dysphoric. i know the dysphoria doesn’t really relate to him but it distracts me from my gender dysphoria and i feel happy for a moment . maybe my life will change and i’ll have happy memories like this . maybe life isn’t always struggle

Phil never fails to amaze me. I am speechless

chills. then tears. thank you phil kaye for the gift of poetry.

"I began to build, the only way I know how."

This is perfect. At the end I just got overwhelmed with feels.

This is gonna be incredibly specific but this poem feels so nostalgic to me - most of it is the poem itself, of course. But also, the way he speaks really reminds me of Stuart McLean... we listened to his stories on car trips when I was a kid. I love this extra layer to the poem that this adds for me. Does anyone else also feel nostalgia about the way he speaks, for some other reason?

He's gorgeous. This poem is gorgeous. I need more of him and his gorgeousness

Phil Kaye on Button Poetry = day made

When he said "six years" while chuckling😭💖

This was so incredible I felt almost at home listening and watching

his voice is like home to me

wow. absolutely speechless. incredible.

His delivery is always A1

This is one of my favorite poems

In my playlists, I have two for poetry: Beautiful and Poetry I only put it in beautiful because to call it poetry is an insult. It felt more like a memory expressed in words, or emotions put into verbal form.

"This here, is an old american bombshell, you may want to hold it but be careful not to hurt yourself, oh her there? she is a young american bombshell, you may want to hold her but be careful not to hurt yourself" This man is a fucking genius with words

Forever one of my all time favorite poems. Also made me look back at memories of my grandfather, very touching.

I was reading Digging by Seamus Heaney and the ending of it reminded me so much of the ending from this! both wonderful poems from wonderful poets

I just got chills

Phil Kaye on Button Poetry!! Yesss!!

He is mesmerizing. There's something about his performance that just gets to you.

I just LOVED listening to you... Good Lord... such a great poet. THUMBS UP!!!

This is deep and beautiful. I truly do love phil kaye's poems.

God why I’m crying with this? Is not even sad. It was awesome, thank you so much for this!

I’m crying, this was beautiful. Thank you.

Hit me like WOW Phil Kaye! Lots of love!

A legacy to be proud of

Keep building Phil!

I've missed Phil's poems. This was amazing as usual.

For a moment I thought he was gonna cry on the first word through the end. Amazing.

That was lovely.

That was just lovely.

I love his work

Thank you :) I've been having a bad day and this brought a much needed smile to my face. This is why I love spoken word

This is incredible. Great poem.

The Kays never cease to amaze me bravo well done Philip!!

Loved it!

Similar meaning to Digging by Seamus Heaney. Love it

I’m not into poetry, never learned anything about it and I still don’t know.... somehow I can’t help but be drawn to this guy I came across him by PURE chance when I was trying to do something for English class.... how funny... English Anyways I have been watching his videos since and I absolutely love them!!! I came across him fairly recently but damn I don’t know if it’s the way he says things or the actual things he says but it’s damn amazing

This is beautiful.

Thank you

Loved that!

What a great performance!

everything here is perfect!

Beautiful tribute.

i keep coming back to these things jesus

It's amazing... I love slam poetry.. It hits u like a tonne 9 bricks

Excellent!

Incredible storytelling ability😭🔥.

I love him

2:49 to 3:06 still has me bawling.

This was amazing.

This really reminded me of Seamus Heaney's "Digging," in a great way.

Beautiful🌺

His chest pops funny....but i like him a lot. I am phil-ed with em emotions...

This reminds me of the poem 'Digging' by Seamus Heaney

THAT HAIR

Wow

I just want to know where I can buy a collection of Phil's work

With words

I think I just fell in love

Santa Claus hahahaha that's cute

😍😍😍

I think I'm in love...

wahhhh😍

Is this a real place? Please tell me it is because going there will be on my bucket list.

He is...very...very...attractive😂😂😂

What is your concept of "Strong man"?

Blown

Hi rajas

Imagine his dad watches this

ooo

He has misty eyes halfway through it

Gara2 bang zarry hmmss

oh wow..that was a beautiful ending..