“I’m like a magician / come watch me do a fade.”
Check out this inspiring poem from Giddy Perez, performing at Button Poetry Live.
Minnesota folks! Don’t miss the next Button Poetry Live, February 1st (TOMORROW) in downtown Saint Paul!
“Will it reimburse me for my cousin’s casket? Will it unbury his body? Will it remove his name from a tombstone?”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button Playlist, featuring the hottest recent videos on the Button YouTube channel. Updated every week! Today’s additions: Crystal Valentine, Johnny Osi, Sean Mulroy & RJ Walker. Congratulations poets!
Make sure to check out our books and merchandise in the Button Store!
“The voice shot out, a stray bullet of accusation. Stop, police!
Our jog became sprint. How could you blame us?”
Check out this excellent poem from Nate Marshall, performing at his book release party.
You can find this poem and more in Nate’s book, Blood Percussion.
“They’re holding hands like one or both of them have cancer. Or maybe it’s their anniversary, but their car was just towed.”
Don’t miss this new poem from Neil Hilborn, performing at YouTube Space LA. Check it out (along with more poems, including OCD) in his debut book, Our Numbered Days.
“I did just come out against polar bears in an argument. I’m not saying we shouldn’t try to save them, but they are mean, and will eat us.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button Playlist, featuring the hottest recent videos on the Button YouTube channel. Updated every week! Today’s additions: Eric Sirota, Melissa Lozada-Oliva & Jonathan Mendoza. Congratulations poets!
Make sure to check out our books and merchandise in the Button Store!
“They stopped asking me why I howled in my sleep. They knew better than to call you a fever.”
Don’t miss this poem from Khary Jackson, performing at Button Poetry Live (one of the winningest pieces in slam history).
Minnesota folks! Don’t miss the next Button Poetry Live, February 1st in downtown Saint Paul!
“Who am I to punish him for his insight? When teaching our children, we have to remember we were once one of them.”
Don’t miss this great poem from Theresa Davis, performing at Button Poetry Live. If you’re in the Twin Cities, get your tickets now for the next Button Live show on February 1st in downtown Saint Paul.
“As a young writer, I’m always led to believe that I’m supposed to compose a dead thing.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button Playlist, featuring the hottest recent videos on the Button YouTube channel. Updated every week! Today’s additions: Nkosi Nkululeko & Emily James. Congratulations poets!
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The Button YouTube channel just topped a hundred million views! What a way to ring in the new year. That’s over 450 years of poetry viewed on our channel in the last few years.
Endless thanks to all of you who have watched and shared these artists. Check out our most popular videos of all time below.
“To tell me you know my pain is to stab yourself in the leg because you saw me get shot. We have two different wounds, and looking at yours does nothing to heal mine.”
Finishing our countdown, here’s the top video on Button from 2015: “Lost Voices” by Darius Simpson & Scout Bostley. Congratulations poets!