Best of 2017 #7: Ben Wenzl – “Mental Illness: The Musical!”
“Mental Illness: The Musical! But like…I’m too sad to sing it.”
Heading into the new year, we’ll be counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2017! Coming in seventh on the list, “Mental Illness: The Musical!” by Ben Wenzl. Congratulations Ben!
Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views. Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out all our books and merch, including books by Neil Hilborn, Danez Smith, Olivia Gatwood, Hanif Abdurraqib, Donte Collins, Sabrina Benaim, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, William Evans, our newest release from Rudy Francisco & more.