“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!
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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
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Performed at the Button Studio
Don’t miss this brilliant poem from Blythe Baird, performing at the Button Studio.
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Performed at the Button Studio
Don’t miss this elevating poem from Ebony Stewart, performing at the Button Studio.
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Performed at the Button Studio
Don’t miss this moving poem from Darius Simpson, performing at the Button Studio.
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Performed at the Button studio
Don’t miss this impressive poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the Button studio
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“What if I cared for myself half as much as I care about what people think of me?”
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Performed in Longmont, CO
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Andrea Gibson, performing in Longmont, CO
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“A meal cannot be friends with a mouth, especially when it’s feeding time. It’s always feeding time.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Rudy Francisco! Congrats Poet!
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Performed at the Button Studio
Don’t miss this brilliant poem from Blythe Baird, performing at the Button Studio
Get Blythe’s fantastic 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!