Exit 36 Festival Information

Join us in Pompano Beach for the fourth annual Exit 36 Slam Poetry Festival!

The festival seeks to serve the community through educational, theatrical, and literary performances. It will showcase regional, national, and international writers, facilitators, and artists to honor the creative genius of our own cultural arts pioneers.

Includes:
Writing workshops
Artists’ talks
Slam Poetry competition

This year’s celebrity judge is Malcolm-Jamal Warner (The Cosby Show and The Resident)

Get your tickets for December 9-11 or participate ONLINE: Eventbrite

“The thing about loving a stranger is you can guess, but you can never be sure, what they are privately surviving on their journey to help others survive.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Andrea Gibson! Congrats Poet!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Andrea Gibson, Omar Holmon, Neil Hilborn, Porsha Olayiwola, Azura Tyabji & Jackson Neal, Blythe Baird, Bianca Phipps, and our newest release from Patrick Roche!

“Kanye comes to Penn State to try and save the Black kids.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Davon Clark! Congrats Poet!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Andrea Gibson, Omar Holmon, Neil Hilborn, Porsha Olayiwola, Azura Tyabji & Jackson Neal, Blythe Baird, Akosua Zimba Afiriyie-Hwedie, and our newest release from L.E. Bowman!

“Remember: when they look right through you, you’re still there.”

Congratulations to Guante for topping 100,000 views on this fantastic poem! Watch more from Guante here and here.

Guante’s incredible book, A Love Song, A Death Rattle, A Battle Cry is now available!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by George Abraham, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Rachel Wiley, Raych Jackson, and our newest release from L.E. Bowman!

“Let love and therapy be a flamethrower.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Meccamorphosis! Congrats Poet!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Andrea Gibson, Omar Holmon, Neil Hilborn, Porsha Olayiwola, Azura Tyabji & Jackson Neal, Blythe Baird, Akosua Zimba Afiriyie-Hwedie, and our newest release from L.E. Bowman!

“For a moment we are again together, two aliens trying to find home, & then you leave & I ask questions to an empty room.”

Congratulations to Phil Kaye for topping 100,000 views on this fantastic poem! Watch more from Phil here and here.

Phil Kaye’s stunning book, Date & Time is now available!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by George Abraham, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Rachel Wiley, Raych Jackson, and our newest release from L.E. Bowman!

“This is the story of the first Muslims in America.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Farah Habad! Congrats Poet!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Andrea Gibson, Omar Holmon, Neil Hilborn, Porsha Olayiwola, Azura Tyabji & Jackson Neal, Blythe Baird, Akosua Zimba Afiriyie-Hwedie, and our newest release from L.E. Bowman!

“The world has seen more wilt than bloom from me.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Daniel! Congrats Poet!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Andrea Gibson, Omar Holmon, Neil Hilborn, Porsha Olayiwola, Azura Tyabji & Jackson Neal, Blythe Baird, Akosua Zimba Afiriyie-Hwedie, and our newest release from Reagan Myers!

“I guess some people are cursed enough to live forever and not realize everyone around them done evaporated into a ghost.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Crystal Valentine! Congrats Poet!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Andrea Gibson, Omar Holmon, Neil Hilborn, Porsha Olayiwola, Azura Tyabji & Jackson Neal, Blythe Baird, Akosua Zimba Afiriyie-Hwedie, and our newest release from Reagan Myers!