“Too many people have claimed they can read me like a book and then they went and put me on a shelf.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Jamie Mortara & Jon Ratz. Congratulations poets!
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“I will not mourn that justice was served to you, I will only keep demanding that the white versions of you get what you got.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Franny Choi, Elizabeth Acevedo & Jasmine Bell. Congratulations poets!
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“I am so full of hope. I am just like my son.”
Happy Mother’s Day from all of us here at Button, to all the moms on our channel, in our audience, and everywhere. In honor of those moms, check out this lovely poem from Theresa Davis.
“In a country that wishes your children buried, you do not wish a child on your children.”
Check out this stunning video from Hanif Abdurraqib, performing the title poem from his new book. The book is available for pre-order now at this link (only a few days left to get an exclusive signed copy!)
“Little girls with big ideas are much scarier than monsters.”
Congratulations to Clementine von Radics on topping 500,000 views on her poem! Check out more of Clementine’s work here and here.
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“I don’t like closets, but you made the living room an unshared space and now I’m feeling like a guest in my own house.”
Congratulations to Denice Frohman on topping 2,000,000 views on YouTube! It’s been just over three years since this poem became the first viral video on the Button channel. Check out more of Denice’s work here and here.
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“Amanda says ‘it’s lit,’ and a million hands snap in Z formation. I say ‘it’s lit,’ and I find myself burning at the stake.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Taylor Steele, Sarah Ogutu & Thadra Sheridan. Congratulations poets!
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“If you develop an eating disorder when you are already thin to begin with, you to go the hospital. If you develop an eating disorder when you are not thin to begin with, you are a success story.”
Congratulations to Blythe Baird on reaching 500,000 views on her poem! Check out more of Blythe’s work here and here.
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“A dead dog is a hero. A dead lion is a hero. A cloned sheep is a miracle. A dead child is a tragedy, depending on the color, the nation, the occupation or non-occupation of the parents.”
Check out this incredible poem from Danez Smith. And don’t miss his book, Black Movie, available now in our store!
“I’m afraid we’ve reached the capacity of this poem. This list is too long; it’s getting crowded.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Tanesha Nicole & Casandra Faith. Congratulations poets!
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