Zack Lesmeister – “Tongue Twister” (Button Live)


Performing at Button Poetry Live.

“My grandmother taught me tongue twisters so I remember where I come from, but I want to carry our history without carrying our trauma.”

Don’t miss this stunning poem from Zack Lesmeister, performing at Button Poetry Live.

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Jaylene Clark Owens – “My Voice, My Choice”

2018 Button Poetry Video Contest.

“This face is Black 24/7, I can’t turn it on and off based on time and place.”

Don’t miss this marvelous poem by Jaylene Clark Owens, RUNNER-UP in the 2018 Button Poetry Video Contest!

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Tabatha Perez & Eliza Hope Duran – “Sirens”

Performing at the 2018 Get Lit Classic Slam.

“Our parents, like the Cyclops, indulged in fermented fruit. It doesn’t matter how thick blood is when alcohol is a blood thinner.”

Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Tabatha Perez & Eliza Hope Duran, performing during the 2018 Get Lit Words Ignite Classic Slam, the largest youth poetry tournament in Southern California. Order Get Lit Rising today at simonandschuster.com, and join the #LiteraryRiot at getlit.org.

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

Arvind Nandakumar – “That’s Just Your Autism Speaking” (Button Live)


Featuring at Button Poetry Live.

“It’s puzzling, isn’t it? To be a collector’s item for social justice, a demon child in some parts of your own country, a Nobel Prize in retrospect, and a nuisance to everyone else.”

Don’t miss this remarkable poem from Arvind Nandakumar, featuring at Button Poetry Live.

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Desireé Dallagiacomo – “I Forgive You”


Featuring at Icehouse.

“I forgive you, self, for all the years I could not love you.”

Don’t miss this awe-inspiring poem from Desireé Dallagiacomo, featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.

Desireé’s forthcoming book, SINK, dropping spring 2019, is now available for pre-order!


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Sanam Sheriff – “A Pulse, After Orlando” (Video Contest Winner!)

2018 Button Poetry Video Contest.

“The gunshots fire backwards into the mouth of their maker, and there is no one to cleave love from love, and for this, we dance.”

Don’t miss this magnificent poem by Sanam Sheriff, WINNER of the 2018 Button Poetry Video Contest!

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Mya Rigoli – “Things Left Behind”

Performing at the 2018 Get Lit Classic Slam.

“I am everything my mother never got the chance to be.”

Don’t miss this impressive poem from Mya Rigoli, performing during the 2018 Get Lit Words Ignite Classic Slam, the largest youth poetry tournament in Southern California. Order Get Lit Rising today at simonandschuster.com, and join the #LiteraryRiot at getlit.org.

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Karla Cordero – “The Time Mom Gave Me The Chancla For Letting Andrew Jackson Escape Out The Window”

2017 Button Poetry Video Contest.

“In the boiling summer of 1999, mom gave me the chancla for leaving the window open, she swore she saw a flock of dollar bills fly out the window and soar through the sky.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem by Karla Cordero, featured contestant from the 2017 Button Poetry Video Contest!

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