Catie Trainor – “Phoenix, a Spoken Word Collective”

Performed by Catie Trainor

“What is grace, where do I find it, and how do I make it stay?”

Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Catie Trainor, a Semi-Finalist from the 2020 Button Poetry video contest.

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Rachel Wiley – “Prime Cuts”

Performing at Icehouse

“The fucks I give about what anyone thinks of my terrifying body are all stored in my belly button. Notice how it is an empty bowl waiting to be filled.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem from Rachel Wiley, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.

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Julia Safrin – “Brain on Fire”

Performed by Julia Safrin

“‘Memories of us’ is a sleep paralysis demon in the dark corner of my room.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem from Julia Safrin, a Semi-Finalist from the 2020 Button Poetry video contest.

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Jackson Neal – “Yzma Dresses for the Llama Funeral”

Performing at the Line Breaks Hip Hop Festival

“I need beauty to topple awful gods, men who think they own me.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem from Jackson Neal, performing at the Line Breaks Hip Hop Festival.

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Gessie Nash – “Your Boo”

Performed at WoWPS Finals 2020

“I bet you never thought it would come to this. Thought you would be the one to end this relationship. I guess you didn’t take me seriously when I said if I leave you, I’m gone, forever.”

Don’t miss this great poem from Gessie Nash, performing at WoWPS Finals 2020 in Dallas, TX.

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Ashley Lumpkin – “Six Flags Over This Disorder”

Performed at WoWPS Finals 2020

“Once, a friend described being bipolar as something like a rollercoaster. Like highs and lows and a little fear, but something we all survive. What if you came to the amusement park and they’d done away with every safety harness?”

Don’t miss this stunning poem from Ashley Lumpkin, performing at WoWPS Finals 2020 in Dallas, TX.

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Denisse M. Cotto Reyes – “Boy”

Performed by Denisse M. Cotto Reyes

“Boy, my body is not your home. You are a guest I make lemonade.”

Don’t miss this powerful poem from Denisse M. Cotto Reyes, a Semi-Finalist from the 2020 Button Poetry video contest.

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Jon Sands – “Break”

Performing at McNally Jackson Books

“Break me on a long night when I have exhausted the picture of myself that I have painted painstakingly. Break the me I am not.”

Don’t miss this amazing poem from Jon Sands, performing at McNally Jackson Books in Brooklyn, NY.

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Alysia Harris – “Exegesis”

Filmed by The Strivers Row

“People ask me, ‘Why believe in God? Why have faith at all? Just do good deeds.’ But this is the pillow on which all my good deeds sleep.”

Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Alysia Harris, filmed by The Strivers Row.

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Shandra Ramana – “#AyoPeter”

Performing at WoWPS 2020

“Let me tell you what I really taste like.”

Don’t miss this great poem from Shandra Ramana, performing at WoWPS 2020 in Dallas, TX.

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