Performed at Albany Barn in Albany, NY in 2023.
“our joints creak and sigh like old rocking chairs”
Don’t miss this poem from Sierra DeMulder, performing at Albany Barn in Albany, NY in 2023.
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Performed NorthBeast Regional 2023 Finals
“Little does he know I’ve laid far unholier things on top my tongue than sugary dirt, the most cursed of which being his name.”
Don’t miss this poem from Mica Rich, performing NorthBeast Regional 2023 Finals
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Performed at The Bell House in Brooklyn, NY
“We look up at her and she looks down at us and we have no explanation for this strange scene, only an invitation for her to join.”
Don’t miss this poem from Clint Smith, performing at The Bell House in Brooklyn, NY
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Performed at the Strike Theater in Minneapolis, MN
“You will know his presence like a miracle in reverse.”
Don’t miss this poem from Zach Goldberg, performing at the Strike Theater in Minneapolis, MN
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“Maybe love stays, maybe love can’t. Maybe love shouldn’t.”
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Performed at The Button Poetry Studio in Longmont, CO in 2021.
“We could make any of those specks of light the Big Dipper if we drew the lines right.”
Don’t miss this poem from Andrea Gibson, performing at The Button Poetry Studio in Longmont, CO in 2021.
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Performed at The Town Hall in NY, during Black History Month 2024
“They call us dangerous. Please, I’m just trying to get home.”
Don’t miss this poem from Delia Moses, performing at The Town Hall in NY, during Black History Month 2024
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Performed at IWPS 2019 in San Diego, CA
“They say, as spirits, we live forever. What that means is that the dying never ends.”
Don’t miss this poem from Thabani Tshuma, performing at IWPS 2019 in San Diego, CA
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Performed at WOWPS 2023 in Baltimore, MD
“Cause all in all, I’d rather you keep them Saltines in your mouth than my word.”
Don’t miss this poem from QuinKillin’, performing at WOWPS 2023 in Baltimore, MD
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I wondered if it was you and the one taken from my body to soon or perhaps too late returned only to shepherd you home.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Riley Zahn, Art Collins, Ty Chapman, and Blythe Baird! Congrats Poets!
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