Harry Baker: A love poem for lonely prime numbers

Performance poet (and math student) Harry Baker spins a love poem about his favorite kind of numbers — the lonely, love-lorn prime. Stay on for two more lively, inspiring poems from this charming performer.

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[elizabethnguyen]

my husband and I heard this poem in high school and thought it was perfect for us. We are now getting 59 and 61 tattoed on us for our anniversary

[AdrienneCasteleijn]

Harry you are a genius for sure. Thankyou for sharing your brilliant abilities with the few the happy few the band of brothers

[TheBedrockMaster]

*Poems:*
59 - 0:48
Paper People - 6:09
The Sunshine Kid - 10:07

[ninamorrison]

I loved the messages within each poem and he method of delivery was very good as well.  

[siglmgga]

too bad craptions here and not Quality CC - come on YT/Google- we know you care, we know you too can speed up quality and/or at least not publish until each one (yes, the millions) use edited corrected CC that you provide for...just do it please. 

[samscreativefarm]

I wonder if his stanzas timing has the prime numbers encoded

[XxOSTONEBENOTSOxX]

I just found out that go means 5 and ku means 9 so i thought ..ok so goku means 59 and I looked it up and yep..goku has a jacket with 59 on it...he's got his hair on one side....kuririn 60? ...roshi 61?

[nypeterte]

doesn't count. not on URL. charlie clips 3-0. PS da rebel neva lost

[tchd]

I don't want to ruin the poem, but 59 and 61 are called twin primes...