“There we were, filling the space with the sound of us.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Ariana Brown! Congrats Poet!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Rudy Francisco, Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, & our newest release from Natasha T. Miller!
Performing at Button Poetry Live
“I wonder who this is fantasy for?”
Don’t miss this terrific poem from Rob Mitchell, performing at Button Poetry Live.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Rudy Francisco & Kevin Kantor!
Filmed by Slamfind
“This female face is sacred in a world where nothing else is.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Gigi Bella, filmed by Slamfind.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Rudy Francisco & Javon Johnson!
Rustbelt 2018
“We forgive this forgetting because it is all we know how to do.”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from EJ Schoenborn, performing at Rustbelt 2018 in Detroit, MI..
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Rudy Francisco & Javon Johnson!
Performed at Button Poetry Live
“My daughter reads two grades above her own head and still says ‘yo’ to punctuate a lesson like her father.”
Don’t miss this magnificent poem from William Evans, performing at Button Poetry Live. Make sure to grab a copy of William’s book, STILL CAN’T DO MY DAUGHTER’S HAIR.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Rudy Francisco & Javon Johnson!
Storytellers X
“What I am isn’t in a box, it is in my blood.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Chibbi, filmed at Storytellers X at the Kroxon in Miami,FL.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Rudy Francisco & Javon Johnson!
“I say Black fatherhood. One of his coworkers decides to drag a joke through the conversation says, ‘That’s kind of an oxymoron, right?’”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Rudy Francisco! Congrats Poet!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Rudy Francisco, Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, & our newest release from Natasha T. Miller!
Filmed by Slamfind
“There are days where I wonder how America would feel if there was some sort of scientific proof that our universe was a Black boy.”
Don’t miss this stunning poem from Mia S. Willis, filmed by Slamfind.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Rudy Francisco & Javon Johnson!
Rustbelt 2018
“A world without a known and dark thing at the center of it is no world at all.”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Jon Jon Moore, performing at Rustbelt 2018 in Detroit, MI.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Rudy Francisco & Javon Johnson!
Performing at IWPS 2019
“And like that, our savior was gone, leaving behind a generation of followers to carry on in his teachings. We call them soul artists.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Gabriel Green, performing at IWPS 2019 in San Diego, CA.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Rudy Francisco & Javon Johnson!
