“I think being landlocked has kept you from seeing the horizon.”
Congratulations to Dave Harris on topping 100,000 views on this amazing poem. Check out more from Dave here and here.
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“Who say the breath I woke up with wasn’t pleased to be mine?”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Khary Jackson & Neil Hilborn!
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“Just because I own slaves doesn’t mean I’m racist.
I don’t even see color; you’re racist for being slaves.”
Congratulations to Anthony McPherson on topping 250,000 views on this brilliant poem. Check out more from Anthony 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 poster and new books by Jacqui Germain, Hanif Abdurraqib, and Aaron Coleman!
“I want to love you like the 90s, back when we
made book covers out of paper bags.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Asia Samson & Sierra DeMulder!
While you’re here on our site, make sure to check out our books and merchandise in the Button Store, including books by Aziza Barnes, Danez Smith, Neil Hilborn and our NEW book from Aaron Coleman!
“She isn’t dying, but I’ve spent my whole life
watching her eat herself into the earliest grave she can fit into”
Congratulations to Imani Cezanne on topping 100,000 views on this powerful poem. Check out more of Imani’s work here and here.
And while you’re here, make sure to check out our books and merch as well, including our awesome t-shirts and poster and new books by Jacqui Germain, Hanif Abdurraqib, and Aaron Coleman!
“It feels like staring at the sun, hard; so when I look away it stays, printed in my mind, making other images melt.”
Congratulations to Joy Young on topping 250,000 views on this lovely poem. Check out more of Joy’s work here and here.
And while you’re here, make sure to check out our books and merch as well, including our awesome t-shirts and poster and new books by Jacqui Germain, Hanif Abdurraqib, and Aaron Coleman!
“I count my brothers, and in the morning when some do not
survive to be counted, I count the holes they leave.”
Congratulations to Button author Danez Smith on topping 250,000 views on this powerful poem. Check out this poem and more from Danez in his book, black movie.
And while you’re here, make sure to check out our other books and merch as well, including our awesome t-shirts and poster and new books by Jacqui Germain, Hanif Abdurraqib, and Aaron Coleman!
“Love is something I know best by watching
it wash down the drain.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Anna Binkovitz, Riley Zahn & Will Giles!
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“How bad does the news have to be before you get to shoot the messenger? How can we bury the hatchet when it always ends up in my back?”
Congratulations to Button author Sam Sax on topping 250,000 views on this incredible poem. Check out more of Sam’s work in his book, A Guide to Undressing Your Monsters.
And while you’re here, make sure to check out our books and merch as well, including our awesome t-shirts and poster and new books by Jacqui Germain, Hanif Abdurraqib, and Aaron Coleman!
“I can smell the future you on your breath.
She isn’t safe with you.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Guante and a poem from the Get Lit Classic Slam!
While you’re here on our site, make sure to check out our books and merchandise in the Button Store, including books by Aziza Barnes, Danez Smith, Neil Hilborn and our NEW book from Aaron Coleman!