Performing at the 2016 Southern Fried Poetry Slam.
“I like my lies the way my mother used to make them.”
Don’t miss this stunning poem from Amanda Pressman, performing at the 2016 Southern Fried Poetry Slam in Greensboro, NC.
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Performing at the 2016 Southern Fried Poetry Slam.
“Just because you didn’t create it doesn’t mean
you don’t benefit from it.”
Don’t miss this excellent poem from Roscoe Burnems, our first video from the 2016 Southern Fried Poetry Slam.
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“It’s hard to make sense of a heart
that speaks louder than the body it fails to fit within.”
Don’t miss this excellent poem from Beck Cooper, performing at the 2016 Women of the World Poetry Slam in Brooklyn, NY. You can check out more of Sam(ira)’s work here.
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Performing at Honey in Minneapolis.
“Writing a list of ways I could be better
and writing a suicide note are the same thing.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Sierra DeMulder, performing at her book release show. You can grab both of Sierra’s books on a special discount here.
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With the new school year starting up, we’ve added a bunch of new videos to our Classroom-Friendly poems playlist! We always love hearing from teachers who use our videos, so we compiled this resource to make it easier to find great poems for the classroom.
NOTE: Some poems in this list may not be appropriate for all grade levels. The list is primarily geared toward high schoolers, but many of the poems included would be appropriate for the middle grades as well.
If you’re looking for further classroom poetry resources, check out our books, available in the Button store!
Please share this with the teachers and educators in your life! And if you’ve personally used Button videos in the classroom, please tell us about it in the comments below!
Performing at WOWPS 2016.
“You choose to mistake her weight for weakness,
and she chooses not to kill you.”
Don’t miss this excellent poem from Beck Cooper, performing at the 2016 Women of the World Poetry Slam in Brooklyn, NY. You can check out more of Beck’s work here and here.
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Performing at Art Share LA
“Watch as I press my lips to your neck
and fade from my baby pictures.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Hanif Abdurraqib, performing at the Button Poetry/YesYes Books showcase at AWP 2016 in Los Angeles. Hanif’s brilliant debut book, The Crown Ain’t Worth Much, is available now.
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Performing at Rustbelt 2016.
“This trauma be gravity. This trauma be a magnetic field my body orbits around like a compass.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Paul Tran, performing at the 2016 Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam in Colubus, OH. You can check out more of Paul’s work here.
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Performing at Rustbelt 2016.
“I wonder what they found when they cut him open. Wings, I bet.
I bet they found wings.”
Don’t miss this stunning poem from Sam Sax, performing at the 2016 Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam in Columbus, OH. You can check out more of Sam’s work in his brilliant book, A Guide to Undressing Your Monsters. Watch more of Sam’s videos here, here and here.
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Performing at Art Share LA.
“All of my poems are collection plates. I fill & fill & fill & fill.
I have yet to come up empty.”
Don’t miss this beautiful poem from Yesika Salgado, performing at Art Share LA. You can check out more of Yesika’s videos here and here.
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