Donte Collins – “the orphan performs an autopsy on the garden”

Performing at Inside Voices

“And just like that, she’s dead.
A porch light gone out, a windchime songless,
sunken into the soil.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem from Donte Collins, featuring at Inside Voices in Minneapolis. If you’re in the Twin Cities, don’t miss the next Button Poetry Live show, first Monday of every month in downtown Saint Paul.

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Neil Hilborn, Danez Smith, Hanif Abdurraqib, Jacqui Germain, Sam Sax & more.