Performing at Button Poetry Live.
“The lit mag decides they want to publish my trauma turned pretty. Because I’ve left so much out, it’s easy enough for everyone else to swallow.”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Tanesha Nicole, performing at Button Poetry Live.
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Performing at Rustbelt 2018.
“They say, ‘I don’t believe you.’ I say, ‘Of course you don’t, no one ever believes men to be capable of such violence.’”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from EJ Schoenborn, performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival in Detroit, MI.
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“When we had to tell our kids that my wife had cancer, my eldest son held it together, made it into math. My daughter shattered like a slipped and soapy plate, but my youngest, the eight-year-old, went silent as sleep, eyes wide and wet.”
Congratulations to Jesse Parent for topping 100,000 views on this beautiful poem! Watch more videos from Jesse here and here.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, Desireé Dallagiacomo, & our newest release from Dave Harris!
Performing at Macalester College.
“She can have everything she wants without ever looking like a beast, without looking like me.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Rachel Wiley, performing at Macalester College.
Get your copy of Rachel’s debut book, NOTHING IS OKAY, now available!
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Performing at Amsterdam Bar & Hall.
“A bear will eat your face and not even care.”
Don’t miss this great poem from Shane Hawley, performing at Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St. Paul, MN.
Grab your copy of Shane’s hilarious book, ABC DEATH, now available!
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Performing at Button Poetry Live.
“I am Black before woman in February, woman before Black on Sundays, queer before Black on Pride Day.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Crystal Valentine, performing at Button Poetry Live.
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“You can’t say no to a question you were never asked.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Blythe Baird, Nora Cooper, & Sy! Congrats Poets!
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Performing at Button Poetry Live.
“I wonder if he knows I grew up to be trans? I wonder if they both see the infant of a past I don’t remember.”
Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from James Hartzer, performing at Button Poetry Live.
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Performing at Rustbelt 2018.
“I know borders are not just built around countries, some borders are built inside of mouths, across bodies, between home and land.”
Don’t miss this moving poem from Brandon Melendez, performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival in Detroit, MI.
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“It’s scientifically proven that tall people are more attractive or some shit.”
Congratulations to Toaster for topping 100,000 views on this hilarious poem! Watch more videos from Toaster here and here.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, Desireé Dallagiacomo, & our newest release from Dave Harris!