2017 Button Poetry Video Contest.
“They ask for a low price, but forget about the human tax for back-breaking labor.”
Don’t miss this phenomenal poem by Manuel Ávalos, featured contestant from the 2017 Button Poetry Video Contest!
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“Dear 7th Grade Self, you are currently one of two Black people in a class of about 80, suffice to say you speak for Black people everywhere now.”
Don’t miss this sensational poem from Darius Simpson, performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival in Detroit, MI.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Olivia Gatwood, Hanif Abdurraqib, Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, & our newest release from Phil Kaye!
“My grandmother’s mind was a ballroom. Inside were her memories, each one dressed for a celebration.”
Don’t miss this remarkable poem from Phil Kaye, featuring at Honey in Minneapolis.
Congratulations to Phil on the release of his debut book, DATE & TIME, now available!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Hanif Abdurraqib, Donte Collins, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Rachel Wiley, & our newest release from Neil Hilborn!
“The first person I tried to have sex with (after I break up with the person I’ve ever first had sex with) gave me head like a shy frog trying to catch a fly.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Raych Jackson, & Summer Durant! Congrats poets!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Hanif Abdurraqib, Donte Collins, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, William Evans, Neil Hilborn, and our newest release from Phil Kaye!
“Sound shapes how we think about objects, the mouth shapes how sound spills out, how the speaker’s seen.”
Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Sam Sax, featuring at Button Poetry Live.
Make sure to check out Sam’s book, A GUIDE TO UNDRESSING YOUR MONSTERS.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Hanif Abdurraqib, Donte Collins, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Rachel Wiley, & our newest release from Neil Hilborn!
“There’s no way I would let her die, but I wonder how far I would go to force her to live.”
Congratulations to John Ratz on topping 100,000 views on this remarkable poem! Watch more videos from John here and here!
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“Now I am officially a woman, and I wonder if being a woman has always been associated with hiding pain.”
Don’t miss this magnificent poem from Blythe Baird, featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Olivia Gatwood, Donte Collins, Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, & our newest release from Neil Hilborn!
Performing at Honey.
“My gender is so metal, it doesn’t even have a gender. Ate all the gender norms for breakfast and wears their bones as ornaments.”
Don’t miss this phenomenal poem by Nikolas Martell, performing at Honey in Minneapolis, MN.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Donte Collins, Sabrina Benaim, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Rudy Francisco, & our newest release from Neil Hilborn!
2017 Button Poetry Video Contest.
“I see America burning, but they call it a bonfire, a firework, a celebration.”
Don’t miss this brilliant poem by Carlynn Newhouse, featured contestant from the 2017 Button Poetry Video Contest!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Donte Collins, Sabrina Benaim, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Rudy Francisco, & our newest release from Neil Hilborn!
“Remember when you asked some dumb shit on our first date like, ‘What’s your favorite color?’ I said, ‘Yellow.’ What I meant to say was, ‘The color of myself.’ What I meant to say was, ‘My favorite color is myself.’”
Don’t miss this wonderful poem from Shay Alexi, performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival in Detroit, MI.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Olivia Gatwood, Hanif Abdurraqib, Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, & our newest release from Neil Hilborn!
