Performed at Rustbelt 2019

“Welcome to Willie Lynch Records, where you will either buy the product or be the product.”

Don’t miss this powerful poem from Junious ‘Jay’ Ward, performing at Rustbelt 2019

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Performed at the Button Studio

“You do not have to be a catastrophe to prove you are worth paying attention to.”

Don’t miss this impactful poem from Blythe Baird, performing at the Button Studio

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“Being angry at dying people is never fair. They need you. You’re the one that’s still alive.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Ollie Schminkey! Congrats Poet!

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Performed at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN

“You could’ve gotten the brand new construction with the immaculate inspection record, but instead you went with the collapsing one that’s full of cat hair.”

Don’t miss this stunning poem from Neil, Hilborn, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN

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Performed at the Button Studio

“If you say my name and cast iron skillets don’t start to rattlin / that mean you ain’t say it loud enough / will you say it again / if a redwood don’t split open from the trunk?”

Don’t miss this striking poem from Darius Simpson, performing at the Button Studio

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Performed at the Strike Theater in Minneapolis, MN

“Being angry at dying people is never fair. They need you. You’re the one that’s still alive.”

Don’t miss this cathartic poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the Strike Theater in Minneapolis

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“Let them hear our music. Let them know: we are here. We will not be quiet”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Usman Hameedi! 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 Junious ‘Jay’ Ward!

Performed at The Roxbury Poetry Festival in Boston, MA

“Our culture is not an apology. Thunder our ancestry, let them hear our music. Let them know: we are here. We will not be quiet.”

Don’t miss this empowering poem from Usman Hameedi, performing at The Roxbury Poetry Festival in Boston

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Performed at the Button Studio

“We laugh so hard it hurts. We hurt so quiet we dance.”

Don’t miss this powerful poem from Darius Simpson, performing at the Button Studio

Get Darius’s impactful 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 Junious ‘Jay’ Ward!

Performed at the Button Studio

“A poem is not the same thing as a baby. But neither are easy to make, despite what you think. Both are made from love or last minute.”

Don’t miss this powerful poem from Ebony Stewart, performing at the Button Studio

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