Darius Simpson – Okay So Maybe the Rally Won’t Set Us Free

Performed at the Button Studio

“My comrades remind me there are fires to start and I notice my hands are not nearly dirty enough.”

Don’t miss this amazing poem from Darius Simpson, 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!

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Eric Sirota – Jew Boy/White Boy (after Angel Nafis & Jon Sands)

Performed at Hamline University

Don’t miss this powerful poem from Eric Sirota, performing at Hamline University in St. Paul, MN

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!

Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre – All the People I Want to Say ‘I Told You So’ To Are Dead

Performed at the Button Studio

“Ugly music can be beautiful. A simple song can kindle a complex memory. A living creature gave its skin to that drum. That song we heard here was heard there too, and that means something.”

Don’t miss this stunning poem from Kyle Tran Myhre, 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!

Desireé Dallagiacomo – The Best Way I Can Tell You About the Resiliency of Tenderness

Performed at Icehouse

“The best way I can tell you about the resiliency of tenderness is with the portrait of the pitbull I share my bed with.”

Don’t miss this wonderful poem from Desireé Dallagiacomo, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN

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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!

Chibbi – The Target Shoots Back

Performed at Storytellers X at the Kroxon in Miami

Don’t miss this powerful poem from Chibbi, performing at Storytellers X at the Kroxon in Miami