Gigi Bella – “Tinder”

Performed at WoWPS 2020

Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Gigi Bella, performing at WoWPS 2020 in Dallas, TX

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Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre – “To the Informants in the Audience Tonight”

Performed at the Button Studio

“To the informants in the audience tonight: Welcome to a heaven that hates you.”

Don’t miss this amazing poem from Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre, performing at the Button Studio in Minneapolis, MN

Get Kyle’s phenomenal book, NOT A LOT OF REASONS TO SING, BUT ENOUGH.

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NEW: Chapbook Bundle!

We just dropped the Chapbook Bundle!

In honor of the 2022 Chapbook Contest opening, we’re offering a Chapbook Bundle that contains all of our incredible award-winners.

Get inspired! Pick THREE for just $30.

BUILD MY BUNDLE

Looking to gift? Order by December 14, the last day for holiday delivery.

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Steven Willis – “Exodus 20:12 KJV”

Performed at the Button Studio

“We could no longer be threatened into submission or be stared into repentance. Their hope was that as we feared them less, we would fear God more.”

Don’t miss this amazing poem from Steven Willis, performing at the Button Studio in Minneapolis, MN

Get Steven’s phenomenal book, A Peculiar People.

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Best of Button Week 394

“The Minister of Loneliness has abolished email. He is installing tin cans to every window sill with a piece of string to someone else’s window.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Sarah Kay! Congrats Poet!

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Sierra DeMulder – “The Unrequited Love Poem” (100K Views!)

“A soul mate is not the person who makes you the happiest, but the one who makes you feel the most.”

Congratulations to Sierra DeMulder for topping 100,000 views on this incredible poem! Watch more from Sierra here and here.

Get Sierra’s incredible book, We Slept Here.

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Andrea Gibson 1-Year Bookiversary!

It’s the 1-Year Bookiversary of You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson!

We have LIMITED $25 signed copies!

AND 50% OFF paperbacks, eBooks, & audiobooks with code LIGHTNING.

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ABOUT THE BOOK

2021 Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist!

You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson is a queer, political, and feminist collection guided by self-reflection.

The poems range from close examination of the deeply personal to the vastness of the world, exploring the expansiveness of the human experience from love to illness, from space to climate change, and so much more in between.

One of the most celebrated poets and performers of the last two decades, Andrea Gibson’s trademark honesty and vulnerability are on full display in this collection, welcoming and inviting readers to be just as they are.

SALE ENDS 11.13.22.

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Rudy Francisco, Rachel Wiley, Dave Harris, Porsha Olayiwola, Ebony Stewart, Andrea Gibson, and our newest release from Topaz Winters!