Charlotte Abotsi – “On Why I Never Stopped Bleeding” (WOWPS 2016)

Performing at WOWPS 2016.

“Perhaps I have exhausted all tears and I only
know how to bleed.”

Don’t miss this amazing poem from Charlotte Abotsi, performing at the 2016 Women of the World Poetry Slam in Brooklyn, NY.
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Khamal Iwuanyanwu, Sarina Morales, and Vanessa Tahay – “Standing In Between”

Performing at the Get Lit Classic Slam.

“They blame us for taking away jobs that no one wants,
for risking our lives to make theirs more convenient.”

Don’t miss this necessary poem from Khamal Iwuanyanwu, Sarina Morales, and Vanessa Tahay, performing during the finals of the 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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Guante – “Action” (Button Live)

Featuring at Button Poetry Live.

“The way you talk about her, the way you treat her…
Your hands are getting too big for your heart.”

Don’t miss this stunning poem from Guante, spotlight featuring at Button Poetry Live, October 2016. Check out this poem and more in Guante’s book, A Love Song, A Death Rattle, A Battle Cry.

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Rachel Wiley – “Gorgon” (Button Live)

Featuring at Button Poetry Live.

“Is it so much easier to make us monsters
than to simply make us dresses?”

Don’t miss this incredible poem from Rachel Wiley, featuring at Button Poetry Live, October 2016. If you’re in the Twin Cities, don’t miss the next Button Poetry Live show, first Monday of every month in downtown Saint Paul.

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Will Giles – “Pokémon Blues: Red Version” (Button Live)

Featuring at Button Poetry Live.

“You only feel safe when your depression
is the strongest thing about you.”

Don’t miss this powerful poem from Will Giles, featuring at Button Poetry Live, September 2016. If you’re in the Twin Cities, don’t miss the next Button Poetry Live show, first Monday of every month in downtown Saint Paul.

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Javon Rustin – “Black Zoo” (Southern Fried)

Performing at Southern Fried 2016.

“Black engineers must be lightning; every time I share the fact
that I am one, white people look so shocked.”

Don’t miss this excellent poem from Javon Rustin, performing at the 2016 Southern Fried Poetry Slam in Greensboro, NC. Support Button on Patreon so we can continue to broadcast these amazing poets!
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Mila Cuda – “From Van Gogh’s Severed Ear” (Get Lit)

Performing at the Get Lit Classic Slam.

“The mind of a tortured artist is one we worship
for its struggle and judge for its suffering.”

Don’t miss this amazing poem from Mila Cuda, performing during the finals of the 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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Joseph Capehart – “Bad Ideas” (Button Live)

Performing at Button Poetry Live.

“How many times have I opened my mouth
only to hear someone else’s voice?”

Don’t miss this amazing poem from Joseph Capehart, performing at Button Poetry Live. If you’re in the Twin Cities, don’t miss the next Button Poetry Live show, first Monday of every month in downtown Saint Paul.

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Jeremy Radin – “Ode to the Tender Flesh Just Beneath My Belly”

Performing at WOWPS 2016.

“They say one cannot tickle oneself, but if I merely
graze you I burst into a festival of arrows.”

Don’t miss this wonderful poem from Jeremy Radin, performing at Art Share-LA. Check out more from Jeremy here and here.
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Ashley Lumpkin – “Eucharist: How to Make Your Mother Let You Save Her Life”

Performing at Southern Fried 2016.

“Don’t ever forget you wear my face.
Side by side we look like sisters.”

Don’t miss this great poem from Ashley Lumpkin, performing at the 2016 Southern Fried Poetry Slam in Greensboro, NC. Support Button on Patreon so we can continue to broadcast these amazing poets!
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