“I am my father’s son, and trying not to be, exactly.”
Don’t miss this magnificent poem from Michael Mlekoday, performing at Button Poetry Live.
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“A celebration is just a way of begging the good things to stay.”
Don’t miss this marvelous poem from Rachel Wiley, featuring at her book release party at Icehouse in Minneapolis.
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“Guns don’t kill people. People kill people. That’s why we need guns. So we can be the people who kill the other people before they can kill other people without guns with their guns, duh.”
Don’t miss this brilliant poem from Nikolas Martell, performing at Button Poetry Live.
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“You choose wrong, yet, choose again.”
Don’t miss this hilarious poem from Joshua Nguyen, performing at Button Poetry Live.
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“There is no word for a journey comprised entirely of leaving.”
Don’t miss this marvelous poem from Michael Lee, performing at Button Poetry Live.
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“I am a sheep trapped in wolf’s clothing. I have been caught howling at the moon and mistaken for a predator, mistaken for bloodthirsty, mistaken for a mistake in need of erasing.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Bilal Moon, performing at Button Poetry Live.
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“The world is not kind to any woman who is confident in herself.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Ashlee Haze, featuring at Button Poetry Live.
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“I can move everything but on.”
Don’t miss this wonderful poem from Omar Holmon, featuring at Button Poetry Live.
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“The body is not an apology. Let it not be common as oil, ash, or toilet. Let it not be small as gravel, stain, or teeth. Let it not be mountain when it is sand. Let it not be ocean when it is grass.”
Don’t miss this extraordinary poem from Sonya Renee Taylor, featuring at Button Poetry Live.
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2017 Button Poetry Video Contest.
“I still can’t write love poems and maybe it’s because I’ve given away so many parts of myself, the way women in my lineage always have.”
Don’t miss this beautiful poem by Caitlyn Clark, runner-up in the 2017 Button Poetry Video Contest!
Stay tuned for more information about our 2018 Video Contest!
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