Performed at the Stonewall International Poetry Slam
“I will teach my son how to say ‘no.’ Even if I’m still learning how to say it myself.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Ephraim Nehemiah, performing at the Stonewall International Poetry Slam in Baltimore, MD.
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Filmed by SlamFind
“My want is shaped like a question mark, always. My brain is the shape of my mother and father’s hands. My hands are shaped like tectonic plates.”
Don’t miss this excellent poem from Kaleigh O’Keefe, filmed by SlamFind.
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Performed at the Stonewall International Poetry Slam
“I’ve been told I can’t talk about the Black experience in America. Been told I can’t talk about it in the classroom in front of my college students in my poems because I sound less like Malcolm X and more like Nelson Mandela.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from King Yaw, performing at the Stonewall International Poetry Slam in Baltimore, MD.
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Performed at the Striver’s Row
“Power concedes nothing without demand, and if you don’t keep your rights by your fist, they just might fall out your hands.”
Don’t miss this stunning poem from E. Candelario, performing at the Striver’s Row
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Performing at Icehouse
“I make dandelion soup and sing God’s name as I swallow.”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from James Hartzer, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.
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Performing at Icehouse
“I guess that I’m always saying the wrong thing. I try to say ‘thank you for loving me,’ but instead I say ‘I’m sorry I’m so hard to love.’”
Don’t miss this great poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN
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Performing at Rustbelt 2019
“I’ve always been envious of the freedom death gives us.”
Don’t miss this stunning poem from Jordan Bailey, performing at Rustbelt 2019 in St. Louis, MO.
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Performing at Rustbelt 2019
“Waking up was just a process of feeling numb again.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Tu the Judoka, performing at Rustbelt 2019 in St. Louis, MO.
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Performed at the Stonewall International Poetry Slam
“Four reasons I’d be the perfect lifeguard at any local beach…”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from RADI, performing at the Stonewall International Poetry Slam in Baltimore, MD
Check out the 2021 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 10, 2022. More info and full guidelines here!
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Performed at the Striver’s Row
“If you ask me what I love about this culture, I would say everything and nothing. That is has killed as many as it has saved. That it has moved as many as it has paralyzed.”
Don’t miss this stunning poem from Joshua Bennett, performing at the Striver’s Row
Check out the 2021 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 10, 2022. More info and full guidelines here!
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