Performing at Button Poetry Live.
“I could dress up with a new complexion and call it mine.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Julianne Pekala & Tijqua Daiker, 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, Desireé Dallagiacomo, & our newest release from Raych Jackson!
“It’s ‘fun’ and ‘edgy’ for someone else to wear our face, but damning for us to wear our face.”
Congratulations to Raven McGill on topping 100,000 views on this inexorable poem! Watch more videos from the National Poetry Slam here.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, Desireé Dallagiacomo, Dave Harris, Michael Lee, & our newest release from Raych Jackson!
Featuring at Icehouse.
“You made it through, girl. You made it through every single time the world scratched and skid to an end. You woke up. Tomorrow shoved you out of bed.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Blythe Baird, featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis.
Blythe’s book, IF MY BODY COULD SPEAK, is now available!
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, Desireé Dallagiacomo, & our newest release from Raych Jackson!
Button Poetry made an app called Button TV! It’s like Netflix for poetry. You can listen to your favorite poets while using other apps!
Download the Button TV app where apps are got. Available for Apple iOS, Android, and Desktop!
Don’t miss out on our next submission period! The 2019 Chapbook Contest starts November 15th, 2019 and ends January 5th, 2020!
Featuring at Button Poetry Live.
“It must be nice to always be a part of the family, to never question if your presence is welcome.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Raych Jackson, featuring at Button Poetry Live.
Raych’s book, EVEN THE SAINTS AUDITION, is now available to pre-order!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, Desireé Dallagiacomo, & our newest release from Michael Lee!
Performing at Button Poetry Live.
“I like to think the longest namest, hardest to pronounce names, rolled letter and accent-heavy names, in fact, are forewords to the memoirs most worth reading.”
Don’t miss this magnificent poem from Angelica Maria Aguilera, 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, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, Desireé Dallagiacomo, & our newest release from Michael Lee!
“This body hates being told to love itself.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Tanesha Nicole Tyler, & Pages Matam! Congrats Poets!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, Desireé Dallagiacomo, Dave Harris, Michael Lee, & our newest release from Raych Jackson!
Featuring at Button Poetry Live.
“If I shouldn’t be offended, why do you say something you believe has a chance of offending me?”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Porsha Olayiwola, featuring at Button Poetry Live.
Get your copy of Porsha’s debut book, I SHIMMER SOMETIMES, TOO, now available to pre-order!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, Michael Lee, & our newest release from Raych Jackson!
Performing at Icehouse.
“There is no voice willing to speak for us, so it’s a good thing we know how to yell.”
Don’t miss this intense poem from Guante, performing at Icehouse.
Guante’s book, A LOVE SONG, A DEATH RATTLE, A BATTLE CRY, is now available!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, Desireé Dallagiacomo, & our newest release from Michael Lee!
“At this rate, we will have to lower our dead into ground they could not afford to live in.”
Congratulations to Javon Johnson on topping 100,000 views on this moving poem! Watch more videos from Javon here and here.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, Desireé Dallagiacomo, Dave Harris, & our newest release from Michael Lee!
Performing at Button Poetry Live.
“I don’t just speak two written languages, I speak two cultures.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Diana Nguyen, 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, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, Desireé Dallagiacomo, & our newest release from Michael Lee!