Best of Button – Week 47

“as a boy, my father once trained a crow to return nightly to the porch. i try to train my memory the same way.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Ollie Schminkey, Ms. Butterfly, Alex Aimee Kist, Bhumika Billa, Ellen T. Dotts, Sparrow, Jessica Thiru, Ashlee Connors, Cassandra IsFree, Drew Drake, Kelsey Bigelow, Kenneth Bradley, Ren L[i]u, Little Blue, Madeline October, Mary Maxfield, Rashad Wright, and Shahamat Uddin! Congrats Poets!

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Ashlee Connors – Project Unbecoming

Performed 2023 Button Poetry Video Contest

“Did you know I fill out these flaws, wear them like the forgiveness I’ve learned to grant myself?”

Don’t miss this poem from Ashlee Connors, a finalist in the 2023 Button Poetry Video Contest

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Ashlee Connors – “Christianity”

Performed at WoWPS Finals 2020

“Christianity calls me lost, strategizes interventions, violates my boundaries. I choke on my lover’s name, for she shall not be mentioned.”

Don’t miss this great poem from Ashlee Connors, performing at WoWPS Finals 2020 in Dallas, TX.

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

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Dave Harris, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!