Darius Simpson – “Dear 7th Grade Self”


Performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival.

“Dear 7th Grade Self, you are currently one of two Black people in a class of about 80, suffice to say you speak for Black people everywhere now.”

Don’t miss this sensational poem from Darius Simpson, performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival in Detroit, MI.



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Phil Kaye – “My Grandmother’s Ballroom”


Featuring at Honey.

“My grandmother’s mind was a ballroom. Inside were her memories, each one dressed for a celebration.”

Don’t miss this remarkable poem from Phil Kaye, featuring at Honey in Minneapolis.

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Sam Sax – “Lisp” (Button Live)


Featuring at Button Poetry Live.

“Sound shapes how we think about objects, the mouth shapes how sound spills out, how the speaker’s seen.”

Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Sam Sax, featuring at Button Poetry Live.

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Nikolas Martell – “Fuck Gender Death Punch”

Performing at Honey.

“My gender is so metal, it doesn’t even have a gender. Ate all the gender norms for breakfast and wears their bones as ornaments.”

Don’t miss this phenomenal poem by Nikolas Martell, performing at Honey in Minneapolis, MN.

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Carlynn Newhouse – “Party in the USA”

2017 Button Poetry Video Contest.

“I see America burning, but they call it a bonfire, a firework, a celebration.”

Don’t miss this brilliant poem by Carlynn Newhouse, featured contestant from the 2017 Button Poetry Video Contest!

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Shay Alexi – “And This Time the Butter Rejects the Knife”


Performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival.

“Remember when you asked some dumb shit on our first date like, ‘What’s your favorite color?’ I said, ‘Yellow.’ What I meant to say was, ‘The color of myself.’ What I meant to say was, ‘My favorite color is myself.’”

Don’t miss this wonderful poem from Shay Alexi, performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival in Detroit, MI.



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Rachel Wiley – “Mixed Girl” (Button Live)


Featuring at Button Poetry Live.

“Mixed Girl wonders if it’s called ‘passing’ because something dies inside each time.”

Don’t miss this remarkable poem from Rachel Wiley, featuring at Button Poetry Live.


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Raych Jackson – “A Wasted Ass Shave” (Button Live)


Featuring at Button Poetry Live.

“The first person I tried to have sex with (after I break up with the person I’ve ever first had sex with) gave me head like a shy frog trying to catch a fly.”

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

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Ashlee Haze – “Irrational Decisions” (Button Live)


Featuring at Button Poetry Live.

“Do not forget it is the women who move quietly until it is time to pounce on our prey. Do not speak ill of this lest you find yourself dangling from our teeth.”

Don’t miss this marvelous poem from Ashlee Haze, featuring at Button Poetry Live.

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