“I can never forget how much death loves my people.”
Congratulations to Emi Mahmoud, winner of this year’s Individual World Poetry Slam. Check out this excellent new video of her performing earlier this year at the National Poetry Slam, and check out this interview and article about her victory at IWPS.
Cameron Awkward-Rich is currently a PhD candidate in Modern Thought & Literature at Stanford University. He has represented the Bay Area at multiple national poetry slams and is on staff at Muzzle Magazine. He is the author of Transit (Button Poetry 2015). You can find Cam’s work in The Journal, The Seattle Review, The Bakery and elsewhere. You can find Cam on public transit somewhere.
“My mom’s so independent, she doesn’t even need to date you! That’s how dateable my mom is!”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button Playlist, featuring the hottest recent videos on the Button YouTube channel. Updated every week! Today’s additions: Joel Francois, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, and Jonathan Mendoza. Congratulations poets!
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“It’s ‘fun’ and ‘edgy’ for someone else to wear our face, but damning for us to wear our face.”
Check out this timely, necessary poem from Raven McGill, performing for Slam Free or Die (New Hampshire) at the National Poetry Slam.
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“Love arrives exactly when love is supposed to, and love leaves exactly when love must. When love arrives, say, “Welcome. Make yourself comfortable.” If love leaves, ask her to leave the door open behind her. Turn off the music, listen to the quiet, whisper, “Thank you for stopping by.” ”
Check out this beautiful poem from Sarah Kay & Phil Kaye, performing at Inner-City Arts in Los Angeles. Read more about the poets and their work with Project VOICE here.
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“When I was thirteen, my mom was dying, waiting to be unplugged like a broken tv set, all the color and pictures that once filled her now gone.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button Playlist, featuring the hottest recent videos on the Button YouTube channel. Updated every week! Today’s additions: Wil Gibson and Olivia Fantini. Congratulations poets!
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“Just because I own slaves doesn’t mean I’m racist. I don’t even see color; you’re racist for being slaves.”
Our first video from the 2015 Individual World Poetry Slam is up! Check out this sharp, stunning poem from Anthony McPherson, who ranked 13th overall in the tournament.
“My mom’s so independent, she doesn’t even need to date you! That’s how dateable my mom is!”
Check out this hilarious poem from Melissa Lozada-Oliva & Jonathan Mendoza, performing for the National Poetry Slam champion House Slam team at NPS 2015.
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“I have been wondering, mostly, if love and sanity are the same thing. When I say I am in love I am also saying the world makes sense to me right now.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button Playlist, featuring the hottest recent videos on the Button YouTube channel. Updated every week! Today’s additions: Sam Rush, Steven Willis, and Neil Hilborn. Congratulations poets!
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“Ever since a cop told me that my son looks older than he actually is, I don’t let him walk home from school anymore.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button Playlist, featuring the hottest recent videos on the Button YouTube channel. Updated every week! Today’s additions: Will Evans, Kai Davis, Miriam Harris, and Patrick Roche. Congratulations poets!
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