Taye Diggs reads Amar'e Stoudemire's ode to New York

On Monday, Amar'e Stoudemire debuted a piece of poetry that shook the literary world to its core, and now those verses are being given a proper reading courtesy of Broadway and film star Taye Diggs.

On Monday, Amar'e Stoudemire debuted a piece of poetry that shook the literary world to its core, and now those verses are being given a proper reading courtesy of Broadway and film star Taye Diggs.

Diggs decided that the couplets would be best served by some beatboxing, so host Maggie Gray does her best to provide a beat while the Rent star gives life to Stoudemire's words.

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Not since Dylan Thomas died has the reading of a poem elicited so much emotion.

GALLERY: CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS AT 2015 NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND IN NYC

Celebrity Sightings at 2015 NBA All-Star Weekend in New York

Jerry Seinfeld

Beyonce, Jay-Z

Ben Stiller

Bill Clinton

Julius Erving, Oscar Robertson, Bill Russell

Christina Aguilera

Floyd Mayweather Jr., Rihanna

Ellen Pompeo

Adrian Grenier

Michael Rapaport

Nicki Minaj

Ansel Elgort

Jesse Williams

John McEnroe, Spike Lee

Erin Heatherton

Skylar Diggins

Larsa and Scottie Pippen

Queen Latifah

Amy Schumer, Rob Gronkowski

Ethan Hawke

Anthony Anderson, Chris Tucker

Floyd Mayweather

KeKe Palmer

Ludacris

Dave Chappelle

Chris Tucker

Mo'ne Davis

Gabrielle Union, DJ Nix

Chanel Iman

Vita Sidorkina

Niko, Vinz, Nelly

Common, Skylar Diggins

- Brendan Maloy