Phil Kaye – “The New Apartment”

Featuring at Icehouse.

“My parents’ break happened over just one night, though my sister and I had heard creaking for years; so loud it kept us up some nights.”

Don’t miss this beautiful poem from Phil Kaye, featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis.

Get your copy of Phil’s debut book, DATE & TIME, now available!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, Desireé Dallagiacomo, & our newest release from Dave Harris!

A.M. Pressman – “An Open Letter To Khal Drogo (From His Brown-ass Ex Girlfriend)”

Performing at Rustbelt 2018.

“He started dating the palest thing this side of the Narrow Sea aka Khaleesi.”

Don’t miss this fantastic poem from A.M. Pressman, performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival in Detroit, MI.

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, Desireé Dallagiacomo, & our newest release from Dave Harris!

Dave Harris – “Bars Poetica: A Diss Track”

Featuring at Honey.

“Think I’m acting out? Bet. Only thing behind a mask is a mask.”

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

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

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, & our newest release from Desireé Dallagiacomo!

Franny Choi – “Ode to Epinephrine” (Button Live)

Featuring at Button Poetry Live.

“She asks if you know where you are and what day of the week it is and who is the President of the United States? And then you have to say it, his name, to prove that everything’s normal.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem from Franny Choi, featuring at Button Poetry Live.

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, Desireé Dallagiacomo, & our newest release from Dave Harris!

Tanesha Nicole – “So the Lit Mag is Publishing a Poem” (Button Live)

Performing at Button Poetry Live.

“The lit mag decides they want to publish my trauma turned pretty. Because I’ve left so much out, it’s easy enough for everyone else to swallow.”

Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Tanesha Nicole, performing at Button Poetry Live.

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, Desireé Dallagiacomo, & our newest release from Dave Harris!

EJ Schoenborn – “The Opossum Queen”

Performing at Rustbelt 2018.

“They say, ‘I don’t believe you.’ I say, ‘Of course you don’t, no one ever believes men to be capable of such violence.’”

Don’t miss this amazing poem from EJ Schoenborn, performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival in Detroit, MI.

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Rachel Wiley – “When the Fat Girl Stays Fat”

Performing at Macalester College.

“She can have everything she wants without ever looking like a beast, without looking like me.”

Don’t miss this powerful poem from Rachel Wiley, performing at Macalester College.

Get your copy of Rachel’s debut book, NOTHING IS OKAY, now available!

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Shane Hawley – “Wrapped in Wilderness”

Performing at Amsterdam Bar & Hall.

“A bear will eat your face and not even care.”

Don’t miss this great poem from Shane Hawley, performing at Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St. Paul, MN.

Grab your copy of Shane’s hilarious book, ABC DEATH, now available!

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Crystal Valentine – “I Am Black Before Woman in February” (Button Live)

Performing at Button Poetry Live.

“I am Black before woman in February, woman before Black on Sundays, queer before Black on Pride Day.”

Don’t miss this powerful poem from Crystal Valentine, performing at Button Poetry Live.

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, Desireé Dallagiacomo, & our newest release from Dave Harris!

James Hartzer – “Hysterectomy” (Button Live)

Performing at Button Poetry Live.

“I wonder if he knows I grew up to be trans? I wonder if they both see the infant of a past I don’t remember.”

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

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, Desireé Dallagiacomo, & our newest release from Dave Harris!