Best of Button Week 80

“You choose to mistake her weight for weakness,
and she chooses not to kill you.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Beck Cooper & Paul Tran. Congratulations poets!
While you’re here on our site, make sure to check out our books and merchandise in the Button Store, including books by Aziza Barnes, Danez Smith, Neil Hilborn and our JUST-RELEASED book from Hanif Abdurraqib!

Beck Cooper – “Call Me By My Name” (WOWPS 2016)

Performing at WOWPS 2016.

“You choose to mistake her weight for weakness,
and she chooses not to kill you.”

Don’t miss this excellent poem from Beck Cooper, performing at the 2016 Women of the World Poetry Slam in Brooklyn, NY. You can check out more of Beck’s work here and here.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including Button t-shirts in both female and unisex cuts, and books and more by many of your favorite Button artists.