Adrian Bourgeois, 22, an accounting student at Nicholls State University, is a fast talking, ambitious young person. He has a way of getting you wrapped in a conversation simply through the sound of his voice. 

Even though I witnessed all of this, I was still surprised by the abilities he showed when I recorded his poetry from his book, “Message to the Masses,” specifically, the poem “Clowns and Cockroaches.” 

I made this the central part of the video I shot because frankly, reading the poems to yourself does not do them justice.

“I told him if he writes another one to make it an audio book,” Matherne said. “It’s so much better when he reads the poems in person.”

Read more in the article by Nate Monroe.

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