“Remember: Sharks kill about one person each year; thousands drown.”
Check out this incredible poem by Guante, performing at Button Poetry Live, October 2016. You can get this poem and more in his book, A Love Song, A Death Rattle, A Battle Cry.
“You cannot kill blackness. Too much of it is wrapped in an unshakable joy. And ain’t that why they think we magic in the first place?”
Don’t miss this stunning poem from Javon Johnson, featuring at Button Poetry Live, November 2016. If you’re in the Twin Cities, don’t miss the next Button Poetry Live show, first Monday of every month in downtown Saint Paul.
“I am a ghost that never had a body but the one everyone else sees.”
Don’t miss this excellent poem from Rob Mitchell, performing at Button Poetry Live. If you’re in the Twin Cities, don’t miss the next Button Poetry Live show, first Monday of every month in downtown Saint Paul.
“For once I want to walk into a theater and see my reflection, not a row of funhouse mirrors.”
Don’t miss this awesome poem from Cassidy Foust, performing at Button Poetry Live. If you’re in the Twin Cities, don’t miss the next Button Poetry Live show, first Monday of every month in downtown Saint Paul.
“Fears made into fairy tales always sell so well.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Will Giles, featuring at Button Poetry Live, September 2016. If you’re in the Twin Cities, don’t miss the next Button Poetry Live show, first Monday of every month in downtown Saint Paul.
“The day I was refused for treatment, they told me there was no outward evidence of my illness.”
Don’t miss this great poem from Erica Hoops, performing at Button Poetry Live. If you’re in the Twin Cities, don’t miss the next Button Poetry Live show, first Monday of every month in downtown Saint Paul.
“Today I do not celebrate. I do not parade for continued colonization and death, for white power and expansion.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Rachel Wiley, featuring at Button Poetry Live, April 2016. If you’re in the Twin Cities, don’t miss the next Button Poetry Live show, first Monday of every month in downtown Saint Paul.
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“Because when somebody saves you, you do the same for them.”
Don’t miss this lovely poem from Riley Zahn, featuring at Button Poetry Live, October 2016. If you’re in the Twin Cities, don’t miss the next Button Poetry Live show, first Monday of every month in downtown Saint Paul.