“Character is shy yet codependent, searching for love in all the wrong men.”
Check out this sharp poem from Amber Tamblyn, performing at Art Share LA.
Best of Button Week 37
“It must be nice to feel so safe you have to invent new ways to put yourself in danger.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button Playlist, featuring the hottest recent videos on the Button YouTube channel. Updated every week! Today’s additions: Rudy Francisco, Sara Brickman, and Joel Francois. Congratulations poets!
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Jonathan Mendoza, Janae Johnson, Melissa Lozada-Oliva & Erich Haygun – “Grinding”
“We came to get low, to get lower, to get underneath ourselves. We came to be free for once, even if it’s just a front.”
Don’t miss this awesome, uplifting poem from members of the House Slam team, winners of this year’s National Poetry Slam.
Best of Button Week 36
“When I tell you that my anxiety is a camera that shows everyone I love as bones, when I tell you that panic is a stubborn phantom—she will grab onto me and not let go for months—this is the part of the story when everyone is telling you to run.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button Playlist, featuring the hottest recent videos on the Button YouTube channel. Updated every week! Today’s additions: Brenna Twohy, Raven McGill, and Effy Fritz. Congratulations poets!
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New Video from Individual World Poetry Slam Champion Emi Mahmoud
“I can never forget how much death loves my people.”
Congratulations to Emi Mahmoud, winner of this year’s Individual World Poetry Slam. Check out this excellent new video of her performing earlier this year at the National Poetry Slam, and check out this interview and article about her victory at IWPS.
Best of Button Week 34
“My mom’s so independent, she doesn’t even need to date you! That’s how dateable my mom is!”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button Playlist, featuring the hottest recent videos on the Button YouTube channel. Updated every week! Today’s additions: Joel Francois, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, and Jonathan Mendoza. Congratulations poets!
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Sarah Kay & Phil Kaye – “When Love Arrives”
“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.” ”
Check out this beautiful poem from Sarah Kay & Phil Kaye, performing at Inner-City Arts in Los Angeles. Read more about the poets and their work with Project VOICE here.
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Best of Button Week 33
“When I was thirteen, my mom was dying, waiting to be unplugged like a broken tv set, all the color and pictures that once filled her now gone.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button Playlist, featuring the hottest recent videos on the Button YouTube channel. Updated every week! Today’s additions: Wil Gibson and Olivia Fantini. Congratulations poets!
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Anthony McPherson – “All Lives Matter: 1800s Edition”
“Just because I own slaves doesn’t mean I’m racist. I don’t even see color; you’re racist for being slaves.”
Our first video from the 2015 Individual World Poetry Slam is up! Check out this sharp, stunning poem from Anthony McPherson, who ranked 13th overall in the tournament.
Best of Button Week 32
“I have been wondering, mostly, if love and sanity are the same thing. When I say I am in love I am also saying the world makes sense to me right now.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button Playlist, featuring the hottest recent videos on the Button YouTube channel. Updated every week! Today’s additions: Sam Rush, Steven Willis, and Neil Hilborn. Congratulations poets!
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