Performing at Park Square Theatre

“How many hours do I have to sleep before I fully recover? What does rest look like when your body hasn’t caught a break since the world formed?”

Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Jessi-Alex Brandon, performing at Park Square Theatre in Saint Paul, MN.

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Performing at Rustbelt 2019

“This is what you might call a miracle: God cut through the world’s belly to drive our people into it, the angel of death hovering above us as we left our enemies behind.”

Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Zach Goldberg, performing at Rustbelt 2019 in St. Louis, MO.

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Performed by Steven Willis

“All I can do is think about when we were kids, and how we used to play cops and robbers on the corner, and the pleasure I got each time my cousin was caught and placed in imaginary cuffs. But now…”

Don’t miss this powerful poem from Steven Willis, performing for #theoneactseries.

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Performed by Patrick Roche

“I relearn the language of a smile and I think of what a luxury it would be to erase or reset at the stroke of a pen.”

Don’t miss this great poem from Patrick Roche, performed and recorded in his home.

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Performing at Honey

“I tell her the White House is nice, but it is a lot of responsibility. I’m going completely gray as you have probably seen.”

Don’t miss this great poem from Adam Falkner, performing at Honey in Minneapolis, MN.

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Performing at the Button Studio

“I choose to believe everything matters. I don’t understand how we live here. We hardly do.”

Don’t miss this powerful poem from Michael Mlekoday, performing at the Button Studio in Minneapolis, MN.

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2021 Button Poetry Video Contest

“I will never know the Black mother’s ache, but I could imagine it tastes like a bitter fruit.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem from Raquel Perry, a Category Winner of the 2021 Button Poetry Video Contest!

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Performing in Longmont, CO

“There was never not a bridge from your chest to mine. My heartbeat was always the sound of your feet walking towards me.”

Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Andrea Gibson, performing in Longmont, CO.

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