“Whiteness is like, ‘You know, if you want me to respect you and your cause, you could try being a little less confrontational.’”

Congratulations to Franny on topping 100,000 views on this marvelous poem. Check out more videos from Franny here and here.



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“I’m trying to remind myself that redefining my identity does not make me a liar.”

Congratulations to Blythe on topping 100,000 views on this magnificent poem. Check out more videos from Blythe here and here.



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“I just woke up one day and I was a still photo in everyone else’s home but my own.”




Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Hanif Abdurraqib, Muna Abdulahi, Amani Kaur & Vanessa Tahay. Congratulations poets!

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“‘That time of the month’ has about double the amount of syllables as ‘period’.”

Congratulations to Raych on topping 250,000 views on this marvelous poem. Check out more videos from the 2017 Rustbelt Poetry Festival here.



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“I’m so tired of talking about my depression as someone else: a ghost that haunts me and I am afraid of the seance.”

Congratulations to Reagan on topping 250,000 views on this brilliant poem. Check out more from Reagan here.



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“I was already trying so hard to hide who I really was. I didn’t need another secret.”




Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Amanda Molina and Amir Khadar. Congratulations poets!

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“To think that you were literally born into blood and pain and shit, and somehow, you grew up to be this beautiful.”

Congratulations to Ollie Schminkey on topping 100,000 views on this fantastic poem. Check out more videos from Ollie here and here.



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“I go into the hospital and change all the ‘Intensive Care Unit’ signs to ‘Care Unit’ signs, because every life in the hospital should be cared for just the same.”

Congratulations to T. Miller on topping 100,000 views on this powerful poem. Check out more videos from T. Miller here and here.



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“I wish you into a world where chocolate does not exist. I wish you into a world where Beyoncé never made Lemonade.”



Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Siaara Freeman and Amaya Blakenship. Congratulations poets!
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“Handing over all my secrets is like giving someone with trembling fingers a loaded gun and putting it against my heart.”

Congratulations to Bianca on topping 100,000 views on this brilliantly crafted poem. Check out more videos from Bianca here and here.



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