“Sometimes joy means you have to be an archaeologist and an astronomer rolled into one. Sometimes you gotta dig deeper. Sometimes you have to see farther.”

Congratulations to Alysia Harris for topping 100,000 views on this beautiful poem! Watch more from Alysia here and here.

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Filmed by The Strivers Row

“Nobody asks how it feels to be oil. To slip through the fingers of the people who promise to preserve you, and all that’s left is a residue.”

Don’t miss this powerful poem from Alysia Harris and Zora Howard, filmed by The Strivers Row.

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Performing at the Stonewall International Poetry Slam

“I knew what kind of man I wanted to marry when I watched my father carry my grandfather’s dead body down the steps.”

Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Jennah Bell, Jasmine Mans, and Alysia Harris, performing at the Stonewall International Poetry Slam in Baltimore, MD.

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Filmed by The Strivers Row

“People ask me, ‘Why believe in God? Why have faith at all? Just do good deeds.’ But this is the pillow on which all my good deeds sleep.”

Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Alysia Harris, filmed by The Strivers Row.

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Filmed by The Strivers Row

“I wanted to enter the downpour in my nightgown, let it drown me in the nostalgia that I am yet too young to make a mantra of.”

Don’t miss this beautiful poem from Alysia Harris, filmed by The Strivers Row.

Check out the 2021 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open November 15, 2021 – January 10, 2022. More info and full guidelines here!

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“Learn to walk again. Look in the mirror and learn to love your scarred face again, after being singed.”

Congratulations to Alysia Harris for topping 100,000 views on this inspiring poem! Watch more from the Button Poetry Live playlist here.

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