Storytellers X
“What I am isn’t in a box, it is in my blood.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Chibbi, filmed at Storytellers X at the Kroxon in Miami,FL.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Rudy Francisco & Javon Johnson!
Kevin Kantor (they/them) is a trans non-binary poet and theatre maker working to deconstruct and reimagine the semiotics of gender onstage and in performance.
Kevin has toured nationally with their poetry, performing & leading workshops at colleges & universities across the country. Kevin’s writing, which aims to explore survivorship & trauma, challenge rape culture, interrogate gender’s role in storytelling, and raise queer voices, has been featured in Teen Vogue, Buzzfeed, Upworthy, & in the anthology We Believe You: Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out (Holt Paperback). Their collective work has garnered over 18 million online views.
As an actor and trans literacy consultant they have worked with the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, ActorsTheatre of Louisville, Statera Arts, and more. Kevin also worked as a content supervisor and contributor for the second season of John Ridley’s ABC drama American Crime and was featured alongside Lady Gaga at her 2016 Oscars Performance.
Natasha T. Miller is a Detroit, MI native, performance poet, LGBTQ activist, film producer, and founder of the “Artists Inn Detroit.” Natasha has been a member of four national slam teams, starred in a national Sprite commercial, a Shinola CNN ad, and she is a Women of the World Poetry Slam 3-time top five finalist. She has awed audiences across the world at more than a hundred universities and venues, performing in stadiums for as many as thirty thousand people. She has been featured in magazines such as Vogue, Entrepreneur, and many more. Natasha currently tours the world using her words to enlighten, create equality, and most importantly spread truth, and forgiveness in the tradition of so many great leaders before her.
“I say Black fatherhood. One of his coworkers decides to drag a joke through the conversation says, ‘That’s kind of an oxymoron, right?’”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Rudy Francisco! Congrats Poet!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Rudy Francisco, Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, & our newest release from Natasha T. Miller!
Filmed by Slamfind
“There are days where I wonder how America would feel if there was some sort of scientific proof that our universe was a Black boy.”
Don’t miss this stunning poem from Mia S. Willis, filmed by Slamfind.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Rudy Francisco & Javon Johnson!
Rustbelt 2018
“A world without a known and dark thing at the center of it is no world at all.”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Jon Jon Moore, performing at Rustbelt 2018 in Detroit, MI.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Rudy Francisco & Javon Johnson!
Performing at IWPS 2019
“And like that, our savior was gone, leaving behind a generation of followers to carry on in his teachings. We call them soul artists.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Gabriel Green, performing at IWPS 2019 in San Diego, CA.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Rudy Francisco & Javon Johnson!
Featuring at Button Poetry Live.
“The hood be eating everything alive, even the babies. So I feed my nephew plants, try to make him smell less bloody.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Natasha T. Miller at Button Poetry Live. Order your copy of Natasha’s NEW book, BUTCHER.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Olivia Gatwood, Donte Collins, Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, Javon Johnson, & our newest release from Rudy Francisco!
Performing at Button Poetry Live
“Every scar I wear is a promise I made to myself that I refuse to break.”
Don’t miss this awesome poem from Ryan Boyland, performing at Button Poetry Live.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Rudy Francisco & Javon Johnson!
“Black lives can’t matter unless all Black lives matter, and all Black lives include trans.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: They/Them! Congrats Poet!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Rudy Francisco, Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, & our newest release from Javon Johnson!
