In this space he digresses on a number of topics, but there is always a clear emphasis on living life and engaging with the surrounding world. The video is typically shot at a very close angle to his face in intimate environments where there is no one around, giving the viewer a sense of isolation in Roggenbuck's world where he has free reign.

Roggenbuck's videos are striking in the way that they add a new facet of personality to his poetry and rhetoric, as he seems to intentionally exploit this personal window provided by the camera. Whether Roggenbuck is surrounded by the beautiful landscape of Hawaii, or the bleak expanses of snow covered Fairbanks, Alaska, he is relentlessly passionate about the trees, air, and sky that he is engulfed by. Throughout the film there is a clear emphasis on his appreciation for the world around him. Roggenbuck's primary subject matter in this film is himself and the natural environments he surrounds himself with. In this short film you can see Roggenbuck licking and shaking the hands of trees, shouting grandiose statements such as 'LIFE IS RIGHT NOW', and simply indulging in the act of living. Currently he lives in Tucson, Arizona, where he is an editor at Boost House, a small press and arts residency.Life Is Right Now, like many of Steve Roggenbuck's youtube films, puts this artist's genuine enthusiasm for life on full display. During this period Roggenbuck contributed to the rapid growth of the Alt Lit writing community by 'mov about the country hosting alt lit parties, recruiting and inspiring new alt lit writers.'Īll together, Roggenbuck has done over 150 poetry performances in five countries, including twenty-nine of the United States. In 2012 he toured the United States for over eleven months, performing his poetry, staying with Internet friends, and living frugally. He attended Central Michigan University as an undergraduate and began an MFA in poetry at Columbia College Chicago but dropped out in late 2011 after becoming disillusioned with the program. His most popular video has been viewed over 150,000 times online. Roggenbuck's work has been profiled by the The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, Gawker, The Atlantic,The Fader, The Guardian, and Flavorwire.

His work is noted for its utilization of internet self-publishing, creative misspelling, and themes of carpe diem and appreciation of the natural world. Steve Roggenbuck (born November 11, 1987) is an American poet, blogger, and YouTuber.

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