Performed at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN
“Tell your story, whether it rhymes or not. Tell the truth, whether it gets a good grade or not.”
Don’t miss this poem from Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN
Get Guante’s book, Not A Lot of Reasons to Sing, But Enough.
Performed by Junious ‘Jay’ Ward
“The answer to any question is not a trump that raises a wall, it’s a trumpet that brings one down.”
Don’t miss this poem from Junious ‘Jay’ Ward, performing his poem “Black Rapture”
Get Jay’s book, Composition.
We had so much fun at Wordplay last weekend! We absolutely loved seeing so many people there celebrating books 💕
We loved that so many of you stopped by and participate in our in-person Short Form Contest. We had some amazing entries! Read the winners’ poems below.
We also want to say ‘Thank you!’ to everyone that came by our booth and contributed to our community poem (and to everyone that commented on our Worldplay community poem post online!). We were thrilled to see so many poets leave a little piece of their work in our comments and on our notepad 🥺🥰
We can’t wait to attend again next year! And a big thanks from everyone here at Button Poetry to The Loft Literary Center for hosting this unbelievable event and letting us be a part of it!
“His lies brand my body, forever mar my smooth skin. His truths embody absence, like carefully handwritten letters set aflame.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Ollie Schminkey, Siaara Freeman, and Kohana Mehl-McKee! Congrats Poets!
Come back each week to see our newest and most popular videos.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release, Poetry By Chance!
Performed at the Strike Theater in Minneapolis, MN
“I think if nature was anything they’d have to be trans—all at once being alive and dead and always changing. And how many times have we all lost ourselves in the woods and come out as someone worthy of a new name?”
Don’t miss this poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the Strike Theater in Minneapolis, MN
Get Ollie’s book, Dead Dad Jokes.
Performed at the Button Studio
Don’t miss this brilliant poem from Blythe Baird, performing at the Button Studio.
Get Blythe’s brilliant book, Sweet, Young, & Worried.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Usman Hameedi!
Performed at the Button Studio
Don’t miss this elevating poem from Ebony Stewart, performing at the Button Studio.
Get Ebony’s elevating book, BloodFresh.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Usman Hameedi!
Performed at the Button Studio
Don’t miss this moving poem from Darius Simpson, performing at the Button Studio.
Get Darius’s remarkable book, Never Catch Me.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Usman Hameedi!
Performed at the Button studio
Don’t miss this impressive poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the Button studio
Get Ollie’s impressive book, Dead Dad Jokes.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Usman Hameedi!
“What if I cared for myself half as much as I care about what people think of me?”
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! Congrats Poet!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Sierra DeMulder!