“I wanna thank you for making all the love songs mean something again.”
Congratulations to Neil on topping 100,000 views on this beautiful poem. Check out more from Neil in his best-selling book, Our Numbered Days.
And while you’re here, make sure to check out our other books and merch as well, including our awesome t-shirts and poster and new books by Jacqui Germain, Hanif Abdurraqib, and Aaron Coleman!
Patreon Soft Launch, Contest Update, & New Book!
11/18/16
There’s only a few weeks left in the soft launch of our Button Patreon page, during which you can get a free book or t-shirt of your choice while helping to support Button’s ability to keep broadcasting and publishing! We’re really excited about our goals for Patreon, including massively increased accessibility for our videos, a nationwide tour, and more. Check it out now!
In other news, we’re hard at work reviewing chapbooks and videos from the 2016 contests. We’ve already witnessed a ton of incredible work, and we can’t wait to share some of it with all of you. Keep an eye out for more updates there in the next couple months!
And finally, speaking of the contest, last year’s chapbook winner, St.Trigger by Aaron Coleman, is officially available for order. Adrian Matejka, last year’s finalist judge, writes “Aaron Coleman’s undeniable St. Trigger breaks open the conflicted masculinities in the fist-heavy spaces around Black America. Through his hard-hitting, sonic verses, all of the frustrations pushing against Blackness in 2016—the insistent danger, the unforgiving partisanship, the violence—are transformed into necessary resilience.” Get your copy today!
Performing at Southern Fried
“Thank god for the internet, how we’ve taught ourselves to play mortician with each new name we are given, to pinpoint a single faulty organ, mistake it for the whole body, neglect to even ask the bones for a name.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Jacqui Germain, performing at the 2016 Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam in Columbus, OH. Check out Jacqui’s brilliant book here.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out all 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.
Featuring at Button Poetry Live
“We all have to keep the dirt from underneath
the fingernails of our mothers.”
Don’t miss this stunning poem from Hanif Abdurraqib, performing at Button Poetry Live. Check out Hanif’s incredible debut book here.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out all 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.
“I have enjoyed relearning you as you age. Every year unwraps a new layer.”
Sierra DeMulder, performing at the release show for her new book, Today Means Amen. Make sure to check out Sierra’s books and more in the Button Store!
“Whoever you are, however you got here, this is exactly where you are supposed to be.”
Check out this live performance of the title poem from Sierra’s new book, Today Means Amen! Get the book now at the Button Store!
“They’re holding hands like one or both of them have cancer. Or maybe it’s their anniversary, but their car was just towed.”
Don’t miss this new poem from Neil Hilborn, performing at YouTube Space LA. Check it out (along with more poems, including OCD) in his debut book, Our Numbered Days.
Danez Smith’s new chapbook, Black Movie, is now available for order! Check it out in the Button store. Get it by midnight CST tonight for a signed copy!
