“Dear universe, I’m still standing here. I’m still loving here, in this body, with this heart.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Ebony Stewart, Rudy Francisco, Raych Jackson, Blythe Baird, and Reagan Myers! Congrats Poets!
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Performed at the Strike Theater in Minneapolis, MN
“I think if nature was anything they’d have to be trans—all at once being alive and dead and always changing. And how many times have we all lost ourselves in the woods and come out as someone worthy of a new name?”
Don’t miss this poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the Strike Theater in Minneapolis, MN
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Performed at the Stonewall International Poetry Slam in Baltimore, MD
“Spread your wings and let that melody in your heart finally free, sing off key, let the summer breeze caress your every limb, and move.”
Don’t miss this poem from LeChell The Shootah, performing at the Stonewall International Poetry Slam in Baltimore, MD
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Performed at the Button Studio
Don’t miss this brilliant poem from Blythe Baird, performing at the Button Studio.
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Performed by Suzi Q. Smith
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Suzi Q. Smith.
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Performed at IWPS 2019 in San Diego, CA
Don’t miss this remarkable poem from Javon Rustin, performing at IWPS 2019 in San Diego, CA.
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Performed at the Button Studio
Don’t miss this elevating poem from Ebony Stewart, performing at the Button Studio.
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“But to tell me you know my pain is to stab yourself in the leg because you saw me get shot. We have two different wounds, and looking at yours does nothing to heal mine.”
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Check out the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Darius Simpson, Scout Bostley, Ollie Schminkey, Gigi Bella, Olivia Gatwood, and Natasha Hooper! Congrats Poets!
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Performed by Nora Meiners
Don’t miss this wonderful poem from Nora Meiners, performing by Nora Meiners.
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Performed at the Button Studio
Don’t miss this moving poem from Darius Simpson, performing at the Button Studio.
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