Spoken-Word Poet Rudy Francisco Performs His Poem "Rifle"

CLIP04/17/19

Spoken-word poet Rudy Francisco delivers a heartfelt poem called "Rifle" from his book Helium for the Tonight Show audience.

Talk and Interview Late Night Highlight

Appearing:Jimmy Fallon

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Tags: The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon, spoken-word, Poet, Rudy Francisco, performs, poem, Rifle

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