2019 Video Contest
“A bullet can rip holes through my people, and still, it cannot tear our movement apart.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Troy Osaki, a submission from the 2019 Video Contest.
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Featuring at Icehouse.
“I touch him in the way those of us raised into girlhood know best.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Desireé Dallagiacomo, featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.
Desireé’s book, SINK, is now available to order! Get your copy now!
Performing at IWPS 2019.
“To be dyslexic is to be a grown man who is still afraid to read out loud.”
Don’t miss this great poem from RJ Wright, performing at IWPS 2019 in San Diego, CA.
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New Hampshire Institute of Art
“There is no proper way to watch someone you love dance right out of their body.”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Brandon Melendez, performing at the New Hampshire Institute of Art.
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“I try and disappear because how else are Black girls suppose to use their magic?”
Congratulations to Ebony Stewart for topping 100,000 views on this powerful poem!
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Featuring at Icehouse
“You could light a whole city on what is gone.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Michael Lee, featuring at Icehouse.
Grab your copy of Michael’s powerful book, THE ONLY WORLDS WE KNOW , now available!
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2019 Video Contest
“What happens to a love not forgotten or lost, but paused?”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Jakia Propst, a submission from the 2019 Video Contest.
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Button Poetry Live
“I learned to be a shadow before I learned to be sunlight.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Zack Lesmeister, performing at Button Poetry Live.
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Filmed by SlamFind
“When you’re gay, loving yourself becomes a political statement, an act of defiance.”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Charles Hines, filmed by SlamFind.
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Performing at Icehouse.
“Is a name dead, really, if it still lives in the mouths of the family that raised me? If it still conjures my response like a back-porch dinner bell?”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from K McClendon, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Omar Holmon & George Abraham!