Ollie Schminkey – The Life of the Party

Performed at the Button Studio

“I am still the life of the party, the life of the party because I am alive.”

Don’t miss this amazing poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the Button Studio

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Check out the 2022 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 9, 2023. More info and full guidelines here!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Siaara Freeman!

Ollie Schminkey – The Life of the Party

Performed at Icehouse

“Funny, how all the things we take in to keep us alive would kill us when we let them out.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN

Get Ollie’s award-winning book, Dead Dad Jokes.

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Robert Wood Lynn!

Best of Button Week 400

“You open your mouth & the cicadas stop shrieking to listen.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Blythe Baird! Congrats Poet!

Check out the 2022 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 9, 2023. More info and full guidelines here!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Siaara Freeman!

Wes Ryan – Note

Performed by Wes Ryan

Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Wes Ryan

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Robert Wood Lynn!

Ollie Schminkey – Yet Another Poem About Roadkill

Performed at the Button Studio

“My father’s body is on my way home. His body is on the way to the store.”

Don’t miss this spectacular poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the Button Studio

Get Ollie’s powerful book, Dead Dad Jokes.

Check out the 2022 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 9, 2023. More info and full guidelines here!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Siaara Freeman!

Xach Blunt – Walking Dead

Performed at IWPS

Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Xach Blunt, performing at IWPS

Check out the 2022 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 9, 2023. More info and full guidelines here!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Siaara Freeman!

Blythe Baird – Garden of Poetry

Performed at the Button Studio

“You open your mouth & the cicadas stop shrieking to listen.”

Don’t miss this powerful poem from Blythe Baird, performing at the Button Studio

Get Blythe’s phenomenal book, Sweet, Young, & Worried.

Check out the 2022 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 9, 2023. More info and full guidelines here!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Siaara Freeman!

Shane Hawley – The Horse Talks

Performed at Amsterdam Bar and Hall

“In the end all I really need is love, and the talking horse shows me that.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem from Shane Hawley, performing at Amsterdam Bar and Hall, in St. Paul, MN

Get Shane’s fantastic book, ABC Death.

Check out the 2022 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 9, 2023. More info and full guidelines here!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Siaara Freeman!

RADI – Rainflow

Performed at SIPS in Baltimore, MD

Don’t miss this amazing poem from RADI, performing at SIPS in Baltimore, MD