Best of 2019 #5: Gabriel Ramirez – “Black Boy Auditions For His Own Funeral”

“Take what flowers grow from me, make a bouquet from my mother, for all mothers who lose children and are left with shovels to bury what they thought would be the rest of their lives.”

Heading into the new year, we’ll be counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2019! Coming in third on the list, “Black Boy Auditions For His Own Funeral” by Gabriel Ramirez. Congratulations Gabriel!

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.

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Best of 2019 #5: Anita D – “And The Psych Ward Says”

“You won’t be receiving any actual therapy sessions while you’re here, but we will recommend them as treatment for after we let you out.”

Heading into the new year, we’ll be counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2019! Coming in fourth on the list, “And The Psych Ward Says” by Anita D. Congratulations Anita!

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.

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Best of 2019 #5: Muna Abdulahi – “Pronounce Us Correctly”

“Our culture has no limits or borders. Our future has no limits or borders.”

Heading into the new year, we’ll be counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2019! Coming in fifth on the list, “Pronounce Us Correctly” by Muna Abdulahi. Congratulations Muna!

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.

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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 Jared Singer & Porsha Olayiwola!

Best of 2019 #6: Nora Cooper – “On Silence”

“Even when you say nothing, I believe you.”

Heading into the new year, we’ll be counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2019! Coming in sixth on the list, “On Silence” by Nora Cooper. Congratulations Nora!

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.

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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 Jared Singer & Porsha Olayiwola!

Best of 2019 #7: Leah Anderson – “You Ask Me What I Am So You May Know How To Fear Me”

“I can tell you my history by the things my eyes have seen, but you learn nothing by the shape of them.”

Heading into the new year, we’ll be counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2019! Coming in seventh on the list, “You Ask Me What I Am So You May Know How To Fear Me” by Leah Anderson. Congratulations Leah!

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.

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 Jared Singer & Porsha Olayiwola!

Best of 2019 #8: Andrea Gibson – “Maybe I Need You”

“I wrote you too many poems in a language I did not yet know how to speak.”

Heading into the new year, we’ll be counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2019! Coming in eighth on the list, “Maybe I Need You” by Andrea Gibson. Congratulations Andrea!

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.

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 Jared Singer & Porsha Olayiwola!

Best of 2019 #9: Breeze the Poet – “Love Anyway”

“You can tell he was too busy loving to know that there was a war going on.”

Heading into the new year, we’ll be counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2019! Coming in ninth on the list, “Love Anyway” by Breeze the Poet. Congratulations Breeze the Poet!

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.

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 Jared Singer & Porsha Olayiwola!

Best of 2019 #10: Asia Samson – “Slash”

“Sometimes fate has a way of dismantling our lives to tell us ‘it’s okay, this way is better.’”

Heading into the new year, we’ll be counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2019! Coming in tenth on the list, “Slash” by Asia Samson. Congratulations Asia!

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.

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 Jared Singer & Porsha Olayiwola!