UTSA Student Reads Poem Celebrating Charlie Kirk Assassination

Student Celebrates Assassination Poems at UTSA Poetry Events

A University of Texas at San Antonio student used a campus poetry event to celebrate the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, then mocked the event organizer for showing up without physical protection against violence, according to video and an account shared by Christian Collins, a Texas political figure who was present.

The student, who identified herself as Pamper Baby, delivered the poem during a Pick Up the Mic open-mic session on the UTSA campus. The piece, styled after the Christmas classic Twas the Night Before Christmas, contained explicit references to Kirk’s death, including the line “As we solemnly remembered, a shot to the neck.”

At @UTSA for Pick Up the Mic, a student read a poem celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk with such glee, then told me I was brave to be out here without my neck covered.

I told her I’d pray for her.

This is the climate. We pick up the mic anyway. pic.twitter.com/ZfipQsosaF

— Christian Collins (@CollinsforTX) October 27, 2026

The full text of her poem: “‘Twas the night before the Kirkiversary, and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The flags were hung proudly, the memes all on deck, As we solemnly remembered, a shot to the neck. The podcast fell silent, the hot takes grew wary, For tomorrow, dear friends, is the great Kirkiversary.”

After reading, the student announced an event she called the Squirt for Kirk, scheduled for October 10th, which she described as free and vaccine-inclusive.

The confrontation escalated after her performance. The student told Collins directly: “You’re brave for being out here, you know, no protection, no nothing, no, like, neck brace, or…” The remark was a clear callback to her poem’s violent imagery about a neck wound, and Collins interpreted it as a veiled threat. He responded by saying he would pray for her.

Collins framed the incident as evidence of a broader cultural shift on college campuses where violent rhetoric targeting conservative figures has become normalized and even celebrated in academic settings. His statement that “This is the climate. We pick up the mic anyway” suggested he views such events as part of a pattern of escalating hostility toward right-leaning voices in higher education.

The incident raises serious questions about the boundaries of free speech on university campuses. While the student’s poem likely falls within constitutional protections, the content—celebrating assassination and then making a veiled threat to someone present—pushes against norms of civility and respectful discourse that many argue should define intellectual communities.

Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, is a prominent conservative activist and media personality who frequently appears on college campuses to engage with students. His visits to universities have occasionally drawn protests, but this appears to be among the most explicit celebrations of violence directed at him in an academic forum.

The student’s comment to Collins after her performance—suggesting he was in physical danger for his political views—illustrates the polarization that has come to characterize interactions between conservatives and segments of the academic left. The remark about Collins lacking neck protection was a direct reference to her poem’s violent imagery, suggesting an intentional effort to intimidate.

UTSA, a public university in San Antonio, has not publicly commented on the event or the student’s remarks. It remains unclear whether the university administration was aware of the poem’s content before or after it was delivered, or what, if any, response the institution may undertake.

Conservative observers have pointed to incidents like this as evidence of a pattern of intolerance toward right-leaning perspectives on college campuses, where progressive ideology often dominates faculty and student leadership. The normalization of violent rhetoric, even in artistic contexts, is cited as particularly troubling by those concerned about the direction of American discourse.

Poetry events and open-mic forums are traditionally spaces where artists exercise creative expression, but the celebration of violence against a named individual—even in poetic form—represents a significant escalation in rhetorical hostility. The student’s decision to follow her poem with a comment suggesting Collins was at physical risk for attending the event suggests the violent imagery was not merely metaphorical.

The incident also underscores ongoing debates about whether universities should draw lines around speech that celebrates violence, particularly when directed at identifiable individuals. While courts have consistently protected even offensive political speech, the question of what a public university should tolerate in campus-sponsored events remains contested.

Collins’s response—stating he would pray for the student—reflects a broader conservative approach to confronting what many on the right view as the radicalization of campus culture. Rather than escalating the confrontation, Collins chose to document the exchange and share it publicly, allowing the student’s own words to speak for themselves.

The video of the incident has circulated widely on social media, drawing attention from conservative commentators who view it as emblematic of the hostility conservative activists face in academic environments. The student’s gleeful delivery of violent imagery, followed by her veiled threat to Collins, has amplified concerns about whether universities are adequately addressing extremism on their own campuses.