Tu The Judoka – “How to Explain Privilege to a Cake Eater” (Button Live)


Performing at Button Poetry Live.

“How many legacies are intentionally left blank on newspapers before you realize that you can’t rewrite the history of a people if our histories were never recorded?”

Don’t miss this remarkable poem from Tu The Judoka, featuring at Button Poetry Live.

Send us your poems! The 2017 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest is now open for submissions. November 15th – January 5th, 2017-2018. Check out the full information and guidelines for the contest here!

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