“I am still the life of the party, the life of the party because I am 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!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Robert Wood Lynn!
Performed at the Button Studio
“I am still the life of the party, the life of the party because I am alive.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the Button Studio
Get Ollie’s powerful book, Dead Dad Jokes.
Check out the 2022 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 9, 2023. More info and full guidelines here!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Siaara Freeman!
Performed at Icehouse
“Funny, how all the things we take in to keep us alive would kill us when we let them out.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN
Get Ollie’s award-winning 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 Robert Wood Lynn!
“You open your mouth & the cicadas stop shrieking to listen.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Blythe Baird! Congrats Poet!
Check out the 2022 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 9, 2023. More info and full guidelines here!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Siaara Freeman!
Performed at the Button Studio
“My father’s body is on my way home. His body is on the way to the store.”
Don’t miss this spectacular poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the Button Studio
Get Ollie’s powerful book, Dead Dad Jokes.
Check out the 2022 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 9, 2023. More info and full guidelines here!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Siaara Freeman!
Performed at the Button Studio
“You open your mouth & the cicadas stop shrieking to listen.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Blythe Baird, performing at the Button Studio
Get Blythe’s phenomenal book, Sweet, Young, & Worried.
Check out the 2022 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 9, 2023. More info and full guidelines here!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Siaara Freeman!
Performed at Amsterdam Bar and Hall
“In the end all I really need is love, and the talking horse shows me that.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Shane Hawley, performing at Amsterdam Bar and Hall, in St. Paul, MN
Get Shane’s fantastic book, ABC Death.
Check out the 2022 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 9, 2023. More info and full guidelines here!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Siaara Freeman!
Performed at the Button Studio
“My comrades remind me there are fires to start and I notice my hands are not nearly dirty enough.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Darius Simpson, performing at the Button Studio
Get Darius’s beautiful book, Never Catch Me.
Check out the 2022 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 9, 2023. More info and full guidelines here!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Siaara Freeman!
Performed at the Button Studio
“Ugly music can be beautiful. A simple song can kindle a complex memory. A living creature gave its skin to that drum. That song we heard here was heard there too, and that means something.”
Don’t miss this stunning poem from Kyle Tran Myhre, performing at the Button Studio
Get Kyle’s inspiring book, NOT A LOT OF REASONS TO SING, BUT ENOUGH.
Check out the 2022 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 9, 2023. More info and full guidelines here!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Siaara Freeman!
Performed at Icehouse
“The best way I can tell you about the resiliency of tenderness is with the portrait of the pitbull I share my bed with.”
Don’t miss this wonderful poem from Desireé Dallagiacomo, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN
Get Desireé’s fantastic book, SINK.
Check out the 2022 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 9, 2023. More info and full guidelines here!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Siaara Freeman!