Best of 2019 #7: Leah Anderson – “You Ask Me What I Am So You May Know How To Fear Me”

Best of 2019 #7: Leah Anderson – “You Ask Me What I Am So You May Know How To Fear Me”

“I can tell you my history by the things my eyes have seen, but you learn nothing by the shape of them.”

Heading into the new year, we’ll be counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2019! Coming in seventh on the list, “You Ask Me What I Am So You May Know How To Fear Me” by Leah Anderson. Congratulations Leah!

Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views.

Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel.


While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Jared Singer & Porsha Olayiwola!

Best of 2019 #8: Andrea Gibson – “Maybe I Need You”

Best of 2019 #8: Andrea Gibson – “Maybe I Need You”

“I wrote you too many poems in a language I did not yet know how to speak.”

Heading into the new year, we’ll be counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2019! Coming in eighth on the list, “Maybe I Need You” by Andrea Gibson. Congratulations Andrea!

Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views.

Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel.


While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Jared Singer & Porsha Olayiwola!

Best of 2019 #9: Breeze the Poet – “Love Anyway”

Best of 2019 #9: Breeze the Poet – “Love Anyway”

“You can tell he was too busy loving to know that there was a war going on.”

Heading into the new year, we’ll be counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2019! Coming in ninth on the list, “Love Anyway” by Breeze the Poet. Congratulations Breeze the Poet!

Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views.

Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel.


While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Jared Singer & Porsha Olayiwola!

Best of 2019 #10: Asia Samson – “Slash”

Best of 2019 #10: Asia Samson – “Slash”

“Sometimes fate has a way of dismantling our lives to tell us ‘it’s okay, this way is better.’”

Heading into the new year, we’ll be counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2019! Coming in tenth on the list, “Slash” by Asia Samson. Congratulations Asia!

Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views.

Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel.


While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Jared Singer & Porsha Olayiwola!

Melissa Newman-Evans – 9 Things I Would Like to Tell to Every Teenage Girl (1M Views!)

“The world is trying to kill you. It is trying to do this by stealing your voice.”

Congratulations to Melissa Newman-Evans for topping 1,000,000 views on this unbelievable poem! Watch more from Button Poetry Live here.



href=”https://buttonpoetry.com/shop”>the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Jared Singer & Porsha Olayiwola!

Button Poetry made an app called Button TV! It’s like Netflix for poetry. You can listen to your favorite poets while using other apps!

Download the Button TV app where apps are got. Available for Apple iOS, Android, and Desktop!

Don’t miss out on our next submission period! The 2019 Chapbook Contest starts November 15th, 2019 and ends January 5th, 2020!

Best of Button Week 246

“God, she played flute over a hip-hop beat and twerked like her thighs invented thunder.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: K McClendon, Jared Singer, Andy Grammer, & Brenna Twohy! Congrats Poets!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, Brenna Twohy, & our newest releases from Porsha Olayiwola & Jared Singer!

Button Poetry made an app called Button TV! It’s like Netflix for poetry. You can listen to your favorite poets while using other apps!

Download the Button TV app where apps are got. Available for Apple iOS, Android, and Desktop!

Don’t miss out on our next submission period! The 2019 Chapbook Contest starts November 15th, 2019 and ends January 5th, 2020!

Best of Button Week 245

“I am trying to sleep on the front porch of forgiveness.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Blythe Baird, Andrea Gibson, & Rachel Wiley! Congrats Poets!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, Brenna Twohy, & our newest releases from Porsha Olayiwola & Jared Singer!

Button Poetry made an app called Button TV! It’s like Netflix for poetry. You can listen to your favorite poets while using other apps!

Download the Button TV app where apps are got. Available for Apple iOS, Android, and Desktop!

Don’t miss out on our next submission period! The 2019 Chapbook Contest starts November 15th, 2019 and ends January 5th, 2020!

T. Miller – The Difference Between a Girlfriend and a Woman (1M Views!)

“A girlfriend will give you butterflies. A woman will give you eagles with wings strong enough to cause a hurricane in your lungs every time you take a breath in her presence.”

Congratulations to T. Miller for topping 1,000,000 views on this unbelievable poem! Watch more from Button Poetry Live here.



href=”https://buttonpoetry.com/shop”>the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Jared Singer & Porsha Olayiwola!

Button Poetry made an app called Button TV! It’s like Netflix for poetry. You can listen to your favorite poets while using other apps!

Download the Button TV app where apps are got. Available for Apple iOS, Android, and Desktop!

Don’t miss out on our next submission period! The 2019 Chapbook Contest starts November 15th, 2019 and ends January 5th, 2020!

Best of Button Week 244

“Had my father not been deported, he and my mother might have had another child. It’s likely they’d build a new back porch and have a garden with peppers just like our neighbor.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Porsha Olayiwola, & Lalli Mangum! Congrats Poets!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, Brenna Twohy, & our newest releases from Porsha Olayiwola & Jared Singer!

Button Poetry made an app called Button TV! It’s like Netflix for poetry. You can listen to your favorite poets while using other apps!

Download the Button TV app where apps are got. Available for Apple iOS, Android, and Desktop!

Don’t miss out on our next submission period! The 2019 Chapbook Contest starts November 15th, 2019 and ends January 5th, 2020!

Gabriel Ramirez – “Black Boy Auditions For His Own Funeral” (100K Views!!)

“Take what flowers grow from me, make a bouquet from my mother, for all mothers who lose children and are left with shovels to bury what they thought would be the rest of their lives.”

Congratulations to Gabriel Ramirez for topping 100,000 views on this incredible poem! Watch more from Rustbelt 2018 here.



While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Desireé Dallagiacomo, & our newest releases from Brenna Twohy & Raych Jackson!

Button Poetry made an app called Button TV! It’s like Netflix for poetry. You can listen to your favorite poets while using other apps!

Download the Button TV app where apps are got. Available for Apple iOS, Android, and Desktop!

Don’t miss out on our next submission period! The 2019 Chapbook Contest starts November 15th, 2019 and ends January 5th, 2020!