Steven Willis – “Ode to the Boys Who Die to Make Hip Hop Happen”

Performing at Rustbelt 2019.

“If you listen closely, you can hear my body drop before the beat does.”

Don’t miss this amazing poem from Steven Willis, performing at the 2019 Rustbelt Poetry Festival in St. Louis, MO.

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Adam Falkner – “Willie Boy”

Featuring at Honey.

“Finally, the poem I will not write.”

Don’t miss this moving poem from Adam Falkner, featuring at Honey in Minneapolis.

Adam’s highly-anticipated debut book, THE WILLIES, is now available!

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Blythe Baird – “The Aesthetic of Rape Culture” (Button Live)

Featuring at Button Poetry Live.

“That boy believes his loneliness is your responsibility.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem from Blythe Baird, featuring at Button Poetry Live in Minneapolis.

Blythe’s book, IF MY BODY COULD SPEAK, is now available!

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Dave Harris – “69th Street Movie Theater”

Featuring at Icehouse.

“I think of what it means to have survived this long.”

Don’t miss this powerful poem from Dave Harris, featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.

Dave’s debut book, PATRICIDE, is now available to order!

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Zach Goldberg – “Birthright”

Performing at Rustbelt 2019.

“It’s nice when we get to be the guards at the checkpoints for once. After all, we have broken out of enough cages to know how to build a good one ourselves.”

Don’t miss this awesome poem from Zach Goldberg, performing at the 2019 Rustbelt Poetry Festival in St. Louis, MO.

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Raych Jackson – “2015/2016” (Button Live)

Featuring at Button Poetry Live.

“I haven’t eaten yet, it hasn’t been put into my schedule.”

Don’t miss this great poem from Raych Jackson, featuring at Button Poetry Live.

Raych’s book, EVEN THE SAINTS AUDITION, is now available!

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AP & Korso – “What are You?”

Performing at Rustbelt 2019.

“People decide my race first and how to treat me second. But remember, they don’t see color.”

Don’t miss this amazing poem from Jordan Bailey, performing at the 2019 Rustbelt Poetry Festival in St. Louis, MO.

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Diana Nguyen – “Asian Market” (Button Live)

Performing at Button Poetry Live.

“I wonder if my parents never learned to teach us, kids, the words love or trust, because they were taught how foreign and dangerous they were.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem from Diana Nguyen, performing at Button Poetry Live.

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James Hartzer – “Trans Boy’s Broken Toe” (Button Live)

Performing at Button Poetry Live.

“Once my floormate asked me if I thought being trans made me a better boyfriend. ‘You understand girls because you were one, right?'”

Don’t miss this amazing poem from James Hartzer, performing at Button Poetry Live.

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Jason Bayani – “A Metric Expansion of Space” (Button Live)

Performing at Button Poetry Live.

“What eliminates doubt better than to believe in one who shares the same values as you do?”

Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Jason Bayani, performing at Button Poetry Live.

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