“My happy is a high fever that will break.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Rudy Francisco, Andrea Gibson, Megan Falley, LeChell ‘The Shooter’ R.H., Kate Leddy, Sarah Kay ! Congrats Poets!
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“Love changed. Love disappeared, slowly, like baby teeth; losing parts of me I thought I needed. Love vanished like an amateur magician; everyone could see the trap door but me.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Blythe Baird, Elyssa Cook, and Sierra DeMulder! Congrats Poets!
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“Love arrives exactly when love is supposed to, and love leaves exactly when love must.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Rudy Francisco, Lino Anunciacion, Darius Simpson, and Scout Bostley! Congrats Poets!
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“Maybe love stays, maybe love can’t. Maybe love shouldn’t.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Rudy Francisco, Ollie Schminkey, John Lotti, and Zach Goldberg! Congrats Poets!
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“Love arrives exactly when love is supposed to. And love leaves exactly when love must. When love arrives, say, Welcome, make yourself comfortable. If love leaves, ask her to leave the door open behind her. Turn off the music, listen to the quiet. Whisper, Thank you for stopping by.
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Andrea Gibson, Shockie G, and Doc Luben! Congrats Poets!
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The 2023 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest is NOW OPEN!
GRAND CHAMPION
My Brother’s Keeper – Shockie G.
RUNNER-UP
State Property (Poisoned Fruit) – Nick Courmon
CATEGORY WINNERS
EDITOR’S CHOICE
Winner
b l k – Jassmine Parks
Runner-Up
Coach Carter – Darian Dauchan
EMERGING WRITERS
Metaphor – Jazmine Bunch
INTERNATIONAL SUBMITTERS
Winner
Subtleties of Shanghai – Angela Kong
FILMMAKING
Winner
Perfection – Mario Reyes
Runner-Up
Still Here – Maria Gotta
MULTIMEDIA
Winner
I Am Here – Porsche Veu
Runner-Up
Eve – Meghann Plunkett
Congratulations to all finalists and winners!
The 2023 Chapbook Contest is open NOW – January 8th, 2024
“Love had terrible rhythm on the dance floor, but made sure we never missed a slow song.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Rudy Francisco, Michael Harriot, and Usman Hameedi! Congrats Poets!
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“Love will tell you are beautiful, and mean it, over and over again.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Blythe Baird, Rudy Francisco, and Andrea Gibson! Congrats Poets!
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“Love arrives exactly when love is supposed to, and love leaves exactly when love must.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Patrick Roche, Darius Simpson, and Rudy Francisco! Congrats Poets!
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“Love arrives exactly when love is supposed to, and love leaves exactly when love must.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Andrea Gibson, Rudy Francisco, and Sarah Kay! Congrats Poets!
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