Performed at The Ill List 2023, in Modesto, CA.
“My pussy ain’t never been interested in taking nothing that didn’t belong to her.”
Don’t miss this poem from Ebony Stewart, performing at The Ill List 2023, in Modesto, CA.
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Performed in NYC
“We like to remember Stonewall because that’s the first time we took on the cops and won.”
Don’t miss this poem from Sean Patrick Mulroy, performing in NYC
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Performed at Queen Bee’s Art and Cultural Center in San Diego, CA
“I once held on to a grudge for so long, I forgot how the conflict actually started.”
Don’t miss this poem from Rudy Francisco, performing at Queen Bee’s Art and Cultural Center in San Diego, CA
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Performed at WoWPS 2020 in Dallas, TX
“How do white folks say they don’t want to remember when these crops are the backdrop of our history in America?”
Don’t miss this poem from Lyrical Faith, performing at WoWPS 2020 in Dallas, TX
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Performed at the Strike Theater in Minneapolis, MN
“It’s easy to think that ‘having an addictive personality’ means no one can get enough of you. Then, you grow up and your poetry professor tells you to stop writing poems about whiskey.”
Don’t miss this poem from Zach Goldberg, performing at the Strike Theater in Minneapolis, MN
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Performed at the Stonewall International Poetry Slam in Baltimore, MD
“I will not die just for you to watch over my corpse mourning as I regret not giving myself the love that I deserve.”
Don’t miss this poem from Blacqwildflowr, performing at the Stonewall International Poetry Slam in Baltimore, MD
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Performed 2023 Button Poetry Video Contest
“I can still hear some quiet beats in the crackling sounds of my old dreams.”
Don’t miss this poem from Bhumika Billa, GRAND PRIZE WINNER of the 2023 Button Poetry Video Contest
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Performed 2023 Button Poetry Video Contest
“Us hood kids knew there was more than the hood, and not only did we see it on TV, but on the faces of the ones who made it out to return and tell us stories.”
Don’t miss this poem from Ellen T. Dotts, RUNNER UP to the grand prize in the 2023 Button Poetry Video Contest
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Performed 2023 Button Poetry Video Contest
“May the hollows and hills of my face mark all the paths of which I trekked.”
Don’t miss this poem from Sparrow, a finalist in the 2023 Button Poetry Video Contest
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Performed 2023 Button Poetry Video Contest
“Is that what a man’s wrath does? Sends darkness elsewhere with its teeth chattering.”
Don’t miss this poem from Jessica Thiru, a finalist in the 2023 Button Poetry Video Contest
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