Performing at WoWPS 2020
Don’t miss this stunning poem from Ayanna Albertson, performing at WoWPS 2020 Finals in Dallas, TX
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Choose from the 2023 line-up of authors below.
Desireé Dallagiacomo – Who We Are & Who We Come From
Sabrina Benaim – Feels Tripping
Sean Patrick Mulroy – Advanced Poetics for Queer Voices
Siaara Freeman – Series(ly) Speaking: The Alchemy of Turning One Idea Into Many
Rachel Wiley – One Poem Six Ways
Patrick Roche – Reclaiming and Reframing Your Narrative
Topaz Winters – Won’t You Celebrate With Me: The Power of Joy in Poetry
Blythe Baird – How To Bring Your Poetry to the Stage
Stevie Edwards – (Re)Writing the Politicized Body
Junious ‘Jay’ Ward – Such A Vivrant Thing!
Ollie Schminkey – Odes and Elegies: Form Poems for This Century
Rudy Francisco – Getting Stitches
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!
Performing at Gray Area
“Color blooms through every city whether you see it or don’t, whether you seek it or don’t. So why not seek? Why not see? Why not ask yourself: Who am I looking for?”
Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Sarah Kay, performing at Gray Area in San Francisco, CA
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Performing at Encore ATX
“She makes a knot and says, ‘This is a fist, for whenever you are weak you are also strong’.”
Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Ebony Stewart, performing at Encore ATX
Get Sarah’s fantastic book, No Matter the Wreckage.
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“You can’t ‘beat’ death, you can only dance a little more slippery, drum a little more timelessly, hold that note beyond your breath, and hope to find a home in its echo.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre! Congrats Poet!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Dave Harris, George Abraham, Natasha T. Miller, Porsha Olayiwola, L.E. Bowman, Andrea Gibson, Rachel Wiley, and our newest release from Topaz Winters!
Performing at WoWPS 2020
“I dig for the 12 million names of my people that could never fit in American mouths. I dig for the alphabet anglicized out of tune with the music they hid under their tongues. I dig for the names they carved out of English to sound like song again.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Aris Kian, performing at WoWPS 2020 in Dallas, TX
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Performed by Reggie Edmonds
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Reggie Edmonds
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Performing at Main Street Playhouse
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Pages Matam, performing at Storytellers VIII at Main Street Playhouse
Get Pages’ great book, The Heart of a Comet.
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Performed in Longmont, CO
“What if we don’t have to be healed to be whole?”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Andrea Gibson, performing in Longmont, CO
Get Andrea’s stunning book, Dead Dad Jokes.
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Performing at Icehouse
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Rob Mitchell, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN
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!
