“Just because I do not wear my heart on my sleeve for everyone to see
does not mean that it beats any softer than yours.”
Congratulations to Kevin Yang on topping 500,000 views on this wonderful poem. Check out more from Kevin here and here.
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Performing at Button Poetry Live.
“For once I want to walk into a theater and see my reflection,
not a row of funhouse mirrors.”
Don’t miss this awesome poem from Cassidy Foust, performing at Button Poetry Live. If you’re in the Twin Cities, don’t miss the next Button Poetry Live show, first Monday of every month in downtown Saint Paul.
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“The only difference between you and me, is I’m just
a small part of what you are.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: RJ Walker & Erica Hoops!
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Performing at Art Share LA
“I don’t feel like fucking smiling. Who the fuck always smiles
when they are the fuck alone?”
Don’t miss this great poem from Alyesha Wise, performing at Art Share LA. Support Button on Patreon so we can continue to broadcast these amazing poets!
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“When his eyes first meet mine, I get lost in the color of my skin.”
Congratulations to Kate Hao & Kristen Sze-Tu on topping 100,000 views on this brilliant poem.
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Performing at Great Plains 2016.
“I think that man was born whole, but for all this time I have been the piece that completes him.”
Don’t miss this lovely poem from Bernard Ferguson, performing at the 2016 Great Plains Poetry Pile-Up in Lincoln, NE. Support Button on Patreon so we can continue to broadcast these amazing poets!
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Performing at Art Share LA
“I danced like my demons were watching.”
Don’t miss this excellent poem from Yesika Salgado, performing at Art Share LA.
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“If you develop an eating disorder when you are already thin to begin with, you to go the hospital. If you develop an eating disorder when you are not thin to begin with, you are a success story.”
Congratulations to Blythe Baird on topping ONE MILLION views on this amazing poem. Check out more from Blythe here and here.
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Featuring at Button Poetry Live.
“Fears made into fairy tales always sell so well.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Will Giles, featuring at Button Poetry Live, September 2016. If you’re in the Twin Cities, don’t miss the next Button Poetry Live show, first Monday of every month in downtown Saint Paul.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including Button t-shirts in both female and unisex cuts, and books and more by many of your favorite Button artists.
Performing at the Get Lit Classic Slam.
“The most beautiful thing you could possibly be
doing is staying alive.”
Don’t miss this uplifting poem from Hannah Dains, performing during the finals of the Get Lit Words Ignite Classic Slam, the largest youth poetry tournament in Southern California. Order Get Lit Rising today at simonandschuster.com, and join the #LiteraryRiot at getlit.org.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including Button t-shirts in both female and unisex cuts, and books and more by many of your favorite Button artists.