“I don’t look like most of my family, I look like the people who hurt my family.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Jess Rizkallah, performing at the 2016 Women of the World Poetry Slam.
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“If I should die today, I hope I’ve done all the laughing
I can let out of this body.”
Don’t miss this beautiful, hilarious poem from Mike McGee, performing in Minneapolis. If you’re in the Twin Cities, make sure to check out our next show!
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“You’ll be a party trick for parents, a disappearing act.”
Don’t miss this excellent poem from Taylor Seaberg, performing at Button Poetry Live. If you’re in the Twin Cities, make sure to check out our next show!
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“Got no chains on my feet but I still ain’t free.”
Don’t miss this excellent piece from Cameron Flowers, performing for Tufts at the 2016 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational.
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“To be gendered is to answer every question before it is asked.”
Don’t miss this great poem from Max Binder & Morgan Crist, performing for Barnard during finals at the 2016 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational. Barnard placed 3rd overall in the tournament.
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“It has taken me so long to say that I am proud to be black, to say it like it means something.”
Don’t miss this excellent poem from Dave Harris, performing at the former Soap Boxing Poetry Slam, now Button Poetry Live.
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“Someone’s gonna ask you how you did it.
How you’re doing it right now.”
Don’t miss this great poem from Angelique Palmer, performing at the 2016 Women of the World Poetry Slam.
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“Your body is a sky I want to sing into forever and
my body is that trembling song.”
Don’t miss this hilarious, beautiful poem from Jeremy Radin, performing at Art Share LA.
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“If you are alive, you are descended from a people who refused to die.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Ariana Brown, performing for UT Austin at the 2016 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational.
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“My eye was fixed, but I still see two of you.”
Don’t miss this great poem from Spencer Brownstein, performing at Button Poetry Live. If you’re in the Twin Cities, make sure to check out our next show!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including Button t-shirts in both female and unisex cuts, and books and more by many of your favorite Button artists.