Performed at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN in 2023.
“My therapist tells me you’re looking for a mother in every bed. I am looking for a mother but all I am finding is her fingers.”
Don’t miss this poem from Anna Šverclová, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN in 2023.
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Performed at The Bell House in Brooklyn, NY
“You came in and we sat together on the floor and I put on some smooth jazz and helped you put yourself together the best way I knew how.”
Don’t miss this poem from Clint Smith, performing at The Bell House in Brooklyn, NY
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“as a boy, my father once trained a crow to return nightly to the porch. i try to train my memory the same way.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Ollie Schminkey, Ms. Butterfly, Alex Aimee Kist, Bhumika Billa, Ellen T. Dotts, Sparrow, Jessica Thiru, Ashlee Connors, Cassandra IsFree, Drew Drake, Kelsey Bigelow, Kenneth Bradley, Ren L[i]u, Little Blue, Madeline October, Mary Maxfield, Rashad Wright, and Shahamat Uddin! Congrats Poets!
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Performed at The Button Poetry Studio in Longmont, CO in 2021.
“I wore a flowered dress to my boy birthday party. Don’t look at me like that. I’m not the box the gift came in.”
Don’t miss this poem from Andrea Gibson, performing at The Button Poetry Studio in Longmont, CO in 2021.
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Performed NorthBeast Regional 2023 Finals
“Praise to the sun as it dances across my love’s eyes.”
Don’t miss this poem from Meaghan Ford, performing NorthBeast Regional 2023 Finals
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Performed at WOWPS 2023 in Baltimore, MD
“Say you already learned how to use chopsticks so that means you’re already entitled to pick me apart.”
Don’t miss this poem from Ms. Butterfly, performing at WOWPS 2023 in Baltimore, MD
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“As a boy, my father once trained a crow to return nightly to the porch. I tried to train my memory the same way.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Porsha Olayiwola and Blythe Baird! Congrats Poets!
Come back each week to see our newest and most popular videos.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Ollie Schminkey!
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Performed at The 2023 Roxbury Poetry Festival in Boston, MA
“You cannot live anywhere forever, but darling, you can live here tonight.”
Don’t miss this poem from Alex, performing at The 2023 Roxbury Poetry Festival in Boston, MA
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Performed NorthBeast Regional 2023 Finals
“We all grab whatever we can get our hands and chuck it as far as we can.”
Don’t miss this poem from Logan Lopez, performing NorthBeast Regional 2023 Finals
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Performed at the Button Studio in Minneapolis, MN in 2023.
“i spent the year bit to the quick and bloodied cuticles and alive despite everything.”
Don’t miss this poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the Button Studio in Minneapolis, MN in 2023.
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