Best of 2016 #4: Blythe Baird – “For the Rapists Who Called Themselves Feminist”

Best of 2016 #4:
Blythe Baird – “For the Rapists Who Called
Themselves Feminist”

“You call this rape culture, I call it this morning.”

Heading into the new year, we’re counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2016! Coming in fourth on the list,  “For the Rapists Who Called Themselves Feminist” by Blythe Baird. Congratulations Blythe!

Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views. Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel!


Best of 2016 #5: Crystal Valentine – “And the News Reporter Says Jesus Is White”

Best of 2016 #5:
Crystal Valentine – “And the News Reporter Says
Jesus Is White”

“How can she say Jesus was a white man when he died
the blackest way possible? With his hands up,
with his mother watching.”

Heading into the new year, we’re counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2016! Coming in fifth on the list, “And the News Reporter Says Jesus Is White” by Crystal Valentine. Congratulations Crystal!

Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views. Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel!


Best of 2016 #6: Sierra DeMulder – “Paper Dolls”

Best of 2016 #6:
Sierra DeMulder – “Paper Dolls”

“Know this: the person who did this to you
is broken. Not you.”

Heading into the new year, we’re counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2016! Coming in sixth on the list, “Paper Dolls” by Sierra DeMulder. Congratulations Sierra!

Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views. Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel!


Best of 2016 #7: Kayla Q – “Questions I’ve Been Asked as a Midwife”

Best of 2016 #7:
Kayla Q – “Questions I’ve Been Asked as a Midwife”

“We are the granddaughters of the witches
they forgot to burn.”

Heading into the new year, we’re counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2016! Coming in seventh on the list, “Questions I’ve Been Asked as a Midwife” by Kayla Q. Congratulations Kayla!

Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views. Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel!


Best of 2016 #9: Sarah Kay – “Mrs. Ribeiro”

Best of 2016 #9:
Sarah Kay – “Mrs. Ribeiro”

“She made us wonder. She made us question.
She made us proud of what we had learned.”

Heading into the new year, we’ll be counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2016! Coming in ninth on the list, “Mrs. Ribeiro” by Sarah Kay. Congratulations Sarah!

Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views. Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel.


Best of 2016: Runners-Up

Best of 2016: Runners-Up

Tomorrow we’re starting our year-end countdown of the 10 most-viewed videos on the Button Poetry channel in 2016. For today, check out this list of the runners-up, poems that range from funny to political to introspective and lyrical and everything in between.

Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views. Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel.