“Some men will want to hold you like the answer. You are not the answer. You are not the problem.”
Congratulations to Sarah Kay on topping 2,000,000 views on this marvelous poem! Watch more videos from Sarah here and here!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, & our newest release from Blythe Baird!
“My body is a burning home. Everyone wants out or they want a redeeming story about the arsonist.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Mary Lambert, & Ollie Schminkey! Congrats poets!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Hanif Abdurraqib, Donte Collins, Neil Hilborn, Andrea Gibson, & our newest release from Blythe Baird!
“‘That time of the month’ has about double the amount of syllables as ‘period.’”
Congratulations to Raych Jackson on topping 1,000,000 views on this phenomenal poem! Watch more videos from Raych here and here!
And while you’re here, make sure to check out our other books and merch as well, including our awesome t-shirts and posters, and books by Rudy Francisco, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!
“If I italicize my sadness, does that make it more romantic?”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: River Mason, Sabrina Benaim, & Eliza Hope Duran! Congrats poets!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Hanif Abdurraqib, Donte Collins, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Neil Hilborn, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!
“I am so full of hope. I am just like my son.”
Congratulations to Theresa Davis on topping 100,000 views on this amazing poem! Watch more videos from Theresa here and here!
And while you’re here, make sure to check out our other books and merch as well, including our awesome t-shirts and posters, and books by Rudy Francisco, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!
“He leaves cleansed and I remain calloused.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Cassandra Myers & Kaveh Akbar! Congrats poets!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Hanif Abdurraqib, Donte Collins, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Neil Hilborn, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!
“When I was a little boy I played Peter. I played Peter, but should have known it could only ever be make believe.”
Congratulations to Sam Rush on topping 100,000 views on this incredible poem! Watch more videos from Sam here and here!
And while you’re here, make sure to check out our other books and merch as well, including our awesome t-shirts and posters, and books by Rudy Francisco, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!
“Pills and alcohol go together like bullets and a gun.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Marieka Turner & Blythe Baird! Congrats poets!
Blythe’s forthcoming book, IF MY BODY COULD SPEAK, is now available for pre-order!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Hanif Abdurraqib, Donte Collins, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Neil Hilborn, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!
“Both of my parents died of overdoses. I paid for their funerals with drug money. There goes that irony again.”
Congratulations to Amin Drew Law on topping 100,000 views on this astonishing poem! Watch more videos from the 2016 Southern Fried Poetry Slam here.
And while you’re here, make sure to check out our other books and merch as well, including our awesome t-shirts and posters, and books by Rudy Francisco, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!
