Performed in NYC
“Exposing only white roses of bone or else it waits there, underneath the skin, to bloom again.”
Don’t miss this poem from Sean Patrick Mulroy, performing in NYC
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Sean Patrick Mulroy – sex dream in which Tu’er Shen’s a no-show
Performed in NYC
“You never realized until now how much all your friends talk about love.”
Don’t miss this poem from Sean Patrick Mulroy, performing in NYC
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Nazelah Jamison – Vanity
Performed at The Ill List 2023, in Modesto, CA.
“But seriously, I wish you and your dick the very best. When his dick is his best friend, a man often finds himself alone.”
Don’t miss this poem from Nazelah Jamison, performing at The Ill List 2023, in Modesto, CA.
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Best of Button – Week 32
“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.”
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Sierra DeMulder – Hours Before Dawn
Performed performing at Albany Barn in Albany, NY in 2023.
“I must tell you: every poem is about death when you are reading to the dying.”
Don’t miss this poem from Sierra DeMulder, performing performing at Albany Barn in Albany, NY in 2023.
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Rudy Francisco – On Days Like This
Performed at Queen Bee’s Art and Cultural Center in San Diego, CA
“I know a few things about myself: being human is difficult, being a good human is even harder, but it’s still something I’d like to accomplish while I’m here.”
Don’t miss this poem from Rudy Francisco, performing at Queen Bee’s Art and Cultural Center in San Diego, CA
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Sean Patrick Mulroy – sex dream in which Xochipilli is an early riser
Performed in NYC
“Such a story lives within the bodies of all men.”
Don’t miss this poem from Sean Patrick Mulroy, performing in NYC
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Andrea Gibson – After the Wound of Us
Performed performing at The Button Poetry Studio in Longmont, CO in 2021.
“The hours passed smooth as the wine we downed, like we were pouring the blood back into our bodies.”
Don’t miss this poem from Andrea Gibson, performing performing at The Button Poetry Studio in Longmont, CO in 2021.
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Ayanna Albertson – Mourning People
Performed 200305 WoWPS: Winery N1B2
“Turn funerals into homegoing celebrations, declarations that not even death can still this joy. We cannot be destroyed, so bring on the morning.”
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Sean Patrick Mulroy – the evidence speaks for itself (Pre-Columbian Moche Ceramic, c.700 CE)
Performed in NYC
“I wonder, can you drink from me as joyfully as I drink from this man, this king, this font of bygone eras?”
Don’t miss this poem from Sean Patrick Mulroy, performing in NYC
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