David “AndYes” DeMola – “Alien”

2016 Button Poetry Video Contest.

“My father was an alien, born outside the atmosphere of planet America, and I am his alienated son.”

Don’t miss this astounding poem by David “AndYes” DeMola, featured contestant in the 2016 Button Poetry Video Contest.

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Kwyn Townsend Riley – “PWI 10 Commandments”

2016 Button Poetry Video Contest.

“If I die in police custody, no I did not kill myself.”

Don’t miss this powerful poem by Kwyn Townsend Riley, featured contestant in the 2016 Button Poetry Video Contest. Want to have your video featured on Button Poetry? Video submissions run August 1st – September 15th!

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Jeremiah Blue – “Beautiful Weird (feat. Loren Smith)”

2016 Button Poetry Video Contest.

“The first time you kissed me I bargained with the moon to hang out for a while, so this night would appear to last longer.”

Don’t miss this beautiful poem from Jeremiah Blue, featured contestant in the 2016 Button Poetry Video Contest. Join our mailing list and get notified for our next submission period!

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Davon Clark – “Petrichor”

2016 Button Poetry Video Contest.

“I never got the chance to reply to her last letter. I always thought next month was an option until her funeral was next week.”

Don’t miss this beautiful poem from Davon Clark, featured contestant in the 2016 Button Poetry Video Contest. Join our mailing list and get notified for our next submission period!

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Chris Lilley – “10 Lessons from Jail”

2016 Button Poetry Video Contest.

“You are still here. Every day above ground is a good day. You are not a casket, you are not a hashtag funeral, you are not an autopsy.”

Don’t miss this spectacular poem from Chris Lilley, featured contestant in the 2016 Button Poetry Video Contest. Join our mailing list and get notified for our next submission period!

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Talicha Johnson – “How Best to Say Body”

2016 Button Poetry Video Contest.

“I try to come up with more poetic sounding ways to say I feel too big.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem from Talicha Johnson, featured contestant in the 2016 Button Poetry Video Contest. Join our mailing list and get notified for our next submission period!

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Carrie Rudzinski – “Sober Girl”

2016 Button Poetry Video Contest.

“That’s what you are and always have been: silent. You do not know what taught you to be this shameful, quiet cavern.”

Don’t miss this beautiful poem from Carrie Rudzinski, featured contestant in the 2016 Button Poetry Video Contest. Join our mailing list and get notified for our next contest!

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Eleni Cay – “Intertwined”

2016 Button Poetry Video Contest.

“We are who we are because of, and in spite of, others.”

Don’t miss this beautiful poem from Eleni Cay, featured contestant in the 2016 Button Poetry Video Contest. Join our mailing list and get notified for our next contest!

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Noel Quiñones – “8 Confessions of My Tongue”

2016 Button Poetry Video Contest.

“I’ve worn so many of my family member’s stories that I confuse my childhood for theirs.”

Don’t miss this marvelous poem from Noel Quiñones, featured contestant in the 2016 Button Poetry Video Contest. Come to Minneapolis, MN, June 2-3 for the 2017 Rustbelt Poetry Festival, hosted by Button Poetry! Tickets are now available!

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Lydia Havens – “Cusp”

2016 Button Poetry Video Contest.

“My mother has saved me multiple times, even if she doesn’t know it. I have saved myself multiple times, even if I don’t know it.”

Don’t miss this outstanding poem from Lydia Havens, featured contestant in the 2016 Button Poetry Video Contest. Come to Minneapolis, MN, June 2-3 for the 2017 Rustbelt Poetry Festival, hosted by Button Poetry! Tickets are now available!

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