The 2023 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest is NOW OPEN!

RUNNER-UP in the 2022 Video Contest

“I’m not Chuck Taylor, but some will consider these words a con verse.”

Don’t miss this poem from Nick Courmon, RUNNER-UP in the 2022 Video Contest.

The 2023 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest is NOW OPEN!

WINNER of the Multimedia category in the 2022 Video Contest

“Leave me standing naked with nothing but laughter seeping into my ears.”

Don’t miss this poem from Porsche Veu, WINNER of the Multimedia category in the 2022 Video Contest.

The 2023 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest is NOW OPEN!

RUNNER-UP of the Multimedia category in the 2022 Video Contest

“Eve was the first dissatisfied woman.”

Don’t miss this poem from Meghann Plunkett, RUNNER-UP of the Multimedia category in the 2022 Video Contest.

The 2023 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest is NOW OPEN!

WINNER of the Filmmaking category in the 2022 Video Contest

“Perfection is based on perception.”

Don’t miss this poem from Mario Reyes, WINNER of the Filmmaking category in the 2022 Video Contest.

The 2023 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest is NOW OPEN!

RUNNER-UP of the Filmmaking category in the 2022 Video Contest

“Poetry because sometimes my heart still hurts so bad, that it’s all I can do to get off the floor.”

Don’t miss this poem from Maria Gotta, RUNNER-UP of the Filmmaking category in the 2022 Video Contest.

The 2023 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest is NOW OPEN!

WINNER of the Emerging Writers category in the 2022 Video Contest

“It’s a lot easier to say ‘Life is a delicate flower’ than to say ‘I hugged my brother one day and he was gone the next.'”

Don’t miss this poem from Jazmine Bunch, WINNER of the Emerging Writers category in the 2022 Video Contest.

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WINNER of the Editor’s Choice category in the 2022 Video Contest

“They ask me to write them a Black poem and then erase myself.”

Don’t miss this poem from Jassmine Parks, WINNER of the Editor’s Choice category in the 2022 Video Contest.

The 2023 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest is NOW OPEN!

RUNNER-UP of the Editor’s Choice category in the 2022 Video Contest

“Make me forget about all the garbage in my life, if only for a few minutes.”

Don’t miss this poem from Darian Dauchan, RUNNER-UP of the Editor’s Choice category in the 2022 Video Contest.

The 2023 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest is NOW OPEN!

WINNER of the International Submitters category in the 2022 Video Contest

“I’m taking notes of all the details I didn’t notice before.”

Don’t miss this poem from Angela Kong, WINNER of the International Submitters category in the 2022 Video Contest.

Performed at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN

“All that I have taken for granted keeps ringing in my ears with the same metronome as his life support.”

Don’t miss this poem from Usman Hameedi, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN

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