“The blood learns to bend another way
like the legs of a crane.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Aziza Barnes, Melissa Lozada-Oliva & Nia Lewis!
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Performing at Southern Fried
“Imagine giving CPR to a porcelain doll
without it shattering.”
Don’t miss this excellent poem from Heather Wells & Sharonda Chery, performing at the 2016 Southern Fried Poetry Slam in Greensboro, NC. Support Button on Patreon so we can continue to broadcast these amazing poets!
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 Rustbelt 2016
“I wanna take a moment to give a shout-out
to the Bronx Zoo, for giving me the glorious opportunity
to name cockroaches after my exes.”
Don’t miss this hilarious poem from Ashley August, performing at the 2016 Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam in Columbus, OH. Support Button on Patreon so we can continue to broadcast these amazing poets!
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Performing at the Great Plains Poetry Pile-Up
“It’s three P.M. and I am fucking hungry.”
Don’t miss this excellent poem from Eric Sirota, performing at the 2015 Great Plains Poetry Pile-Up in Lincoln, NE.
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“Too many people have claimed they can read me like a book
and then they went and put me on a shelf.”
Congratulations to Jamie on topping 250,000 views on their excellent poem. Check out more of Jamie’s work here.
And while you’re here, make sure to check out our books and merch as well, including our awesome t-shirts and poster and new books by Jacqui Germain and Hanif Abdurraqib!
Performing at Southern Fried
“Remember rape is not about sex; it’s about
power and privilege.”
Don’t miss this great poem from FreeQuency, performing at the 2016 Southern Fried Poetry Slam in Greensboro, NC.
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“She learns the most dangerous lies
are the ones we tell ourselves.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Honey Sanaa & Chrysanthemum Tran!
While you’re here on our site, make sure to check out our books and merchandise in the Button Store, including books by Aziza Barnes, Danez Smith, Neil Hilborn and our NEW book from Hanif Abdurraqib!
Performing at Southern Fried
“Thank god for the internet, how we’ve taught ourselves to play mortician with each new name we are given, to pinpoint a single faulty organ, mistake it for the whole body, neglect to even ask the bones for a name.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Jacqui Germain, performing at the 2016 Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam in Columbus, OH. Check out Jacqui’s brilliant book here.
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Performing at Southern Fried
“Both of my parents died of overdoses. I paid for their funerals
with drug money. There goes that irony again.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Amin Drew Law, performing at the 2016 Southern Fried Poetry Slam in Greensboro, NC.
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.