“Survival: verb. To refuse help, to live day in and day out in a haze.”
Don’t miss this stunning poem from Valin Paige, performing at Button Poetry Live.
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!
“I don’t think I ever really kissed any boys. I think my tongue had just been punching their tongues. But as soon as you loved me, all my callous went away, my hands so soft it hurt to pray.”
Don’t miss this beautiful poem from Andrea Gibson, featuring at Westcott Theater in Syracuse, NY.
Make sure to check out Andrea’s forthcoming book, LORD OF THE BUTTERFLIES.
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!
“Maybe the women of my family are hurricanes, and maybe hurricane is just a name that man gave to mother nature’s reclamation of herself.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Julissa Emile, 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 Olivia Gatwood, Hanif Abdurraqib, Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, & our newest release from Phil Kaye!
2017 Button Poetry Video Contest.
“They ask for a low price, but forget about the human tax for back-breaking labor.”
Don’t miss this phenomenal poem by Manuel Ávalos, featured contestant from the 2017 Button Poetry Video Contest!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Donte Collins, Sabrina Benaim, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Rudy Francisco, Neil Hilborn, & our newest release from Phil Kaye!
“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.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Olivia Gatwood, Hanif Abdurraqib, Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, & our newest release from Phil Kaye!
“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.
Congratulations to Phil on the release of his debut book, DATE & TIME, 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, & our newest release from Neil Hilborn!
“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.
Make sure to check out Sam’s book, A GUIDE TO UNDRESSING YOUR MONSTERS.
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, & our newest release from Neil Hilborn!
“Now I am officially a woman, and I wonder if being a woman has always been associated with hiding pain.”
Don’t miss this magnificent poem from Blythe Baird, featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Olivia Gatwood, Donte Collins, Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, & our newest release from Neil Hilborn!
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.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Donte Collins, Sabrina Benaim, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Rudy Francisco, & our newest release from Neil Hilborn!
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!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Donte Collins, Sabrina Benaim, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Rudy Francisco, & our newest release from Neil Hilborn!
