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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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.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, & our newest release from Blythe Baird!
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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“I am trying to remember that sometimes people love us in ways we do not understand how to be loved.”
Don’t miss this impeccable poem from Blythe Baird, featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis.
Blythe’s newest book, IF MY BODY COULD SPEAK, is now available for pre-order!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, & our newest release from Andrea Gibson!
“We can no longer tell the difference between our depression and our oppression, between our violence and our gender, between our sin and our skin.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Alok Vaid-Menon, performing in Minneapolis, MN.
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“I’ve learned to accept apologies I’ve never received in order to love myself better.”
Don’t miss this stunning poem from Melinda Hernandez, performing at CUPSI 2018 in Philadelphia, PA.
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2017 Button Poetry Video Contest.
“No one knows you’re gay yet. Not even you, really.”
Don’t miss this brilliant poem by Jasmine Gardosi, featured contestant from the 2017 Button Poetry Video Contest!
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Performing at the 2018 Get Lit Classic Slam.
“Apologies can never pull the bullets out of their backs.”
Don’t miss this impressive poem from Francis Rundle, 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, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, & our newest release from Andrea Gibson!
“I wrote you too many poems in a language I did not yet know how to speak.”
Don’t miss this breathtaking poem from Andrea Gibson, featuring at Westcott Theater in Syracuse, NY.
Make sure to check out Andrea’s book, LORD OF THE BUTTERFLIES, now available!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Hanif Abdurraqib, Donte Collins, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, & our newest release from Phil Kaye!
“A good kid won’t wear his pants like our expectations. Did you wear them low, Darius?”
Don’t miss this astounding poem from Sonya Renee Taylor, 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 Olivia Gatwood, Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, & our newest release from Andrea Gibson!
