“A good time is the most honest thing in the universe, so why do I feel like the only liar here?”
Congratulations to Aaron on topping 500,000 views on this excellent poem.
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!
“We were perfect before science figured it out.”
Congratulations to Noel on topping 100,000 views on this brilliant poem.
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!
Performing at Button Poetry Live.
“I wanna make out with all of my unread emails.”
Don’t miss this wonderful poem from Melissa Lozada-Oliva, featuring at Button Poetry Live, July 2016. If you’re in the Twin Cities, don’t miss the next Button Poetry Live show, first Monday of every month in downtown Saint Paul.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including Button t-shirts in both female and unisex cuts, and books and more by many of your favorite Button artists.
Best of 2016 #1:
Blythe Baird – “Pocket-Sized Feminism”
“Once, my dad informed me sexism is dead and reminded me to
always carry pepper spray in the same breath.”
Finishing up our year-end countdown of the top poems of the year on Button Poetry’s channel, our final entry, the most-viewed poem of the year, is Blythe Baird’s “Pocket-Sized Feminism.” Congratulations Blythe!
Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views. Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel!
Best of 2016 #2:
Reagan Myers – “The Girl Becomes Gasoline”
“I don’t know when I became a space to be filled,
my thigh an open lease.”
Heading into the new year, we’re counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2016! Coming in second on the list, “The Girl Becomes Gasoline” by Reagan Myers. Congratulations Reagan!
Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views. Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel!
Best of 2016 #3:
Jamie Mortara – “Some Things You Need to Know
Before Dating Me”
“Too many people have claimed they can read me like a book
and then they went and put me on a shelf.”
Heading into the new year, we’re counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2016! Coming in third on the list, “Some Things You Need to Know Before Dating Me” by Jamie Mortara. Congratulations Jamie!
Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views. Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel!
Best of 2016 #4:
Blythe Baird – “For the Rapists Who Called
Themselves Feminist”
“You call this rape culture, I call it this morning.”
Heading into the new year, we’re counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2016! Coming in fourth on the list, “For the Rapists Who Called Themselves Feminist” by Blythe Baird. Congratulations Blythe!
Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views. Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel!
Best of 2016 #5:
Crystal Valentine – “And the News Reporter Says
Jesus Is White”
“How can she say Jesus was a white man when he died
the blackest way possible? With his hands up,
with his mother watching.”
Heading into the new year, we’re counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2016! Coming in fifth on the list, “And the News Reporter Says Jesus Is White” by Crystal Valentine. Congratulations Crystal!
Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views. Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel!
Best of 2016 #7:
Kayla Q – “Questions I’ve Been Asked as a Midwife”
“We are the granddaughters of the witches
they forgot to burn.”
Heading into the new year, we’re counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2016! Coming in seventh on the list, “Questions I’ve Been Asked as a Midwife” by Kayla Q. Congratulations Kayla!
Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views. Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel!
Best of 2016 #8:
Crystal Valentine & Aaliyah Jihad – “Hide Your Shea Butter”
“It’s not that we don’t trust white people. It’s that y’all
really think my black looks better on you.”
Heading into the new year, we’re counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2016! Coming in eighth on the list, “Hide Your Shea Butter” by Crystal Valentine & Aaliyah Jihad. Congratulations poets!
Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views. Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel!