“I’m trying to remind myself that redefining my identity does not make me a liar.”
Congratulations to Blythe on topping 100,000 views on this magnificent poem. Check out more videos from Blythe here and here.
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“How am I to forgive myself for doing nothing in the mouth of trauma? Is silence not an act of violence too?”
Congratulations to Blythe on topping 500,000 views on this magnificent poem. Watch more from Blythe here and here.
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Performing at Button Poetry Live.
“got a fifteen-second water break ten minutes ago and now we’ve got six miles around the golf course that is supposed to be the color of money but around here, looks like horse food.”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem by Olivia Gatwood, performing at Button Poetry Live. If you’re in the Twin Cities, don’t miss the next Button Poetry Live show, first Monday of every month in downtown Saint Paul, or watch LIVE from our YouTube Channel.
Get your hands on a copy of Olivia Gatwood’s marvelous book New American Best Friend.
Want to have your video featured on Button Poetry? Video submissions are open NOW, August 1st – September 15th!
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“The women in my family are bitches. Cranky bitches, stuck-up bitches, customer-service-turned-sour bitches.”
Congratulations to Melissa on topping 250,000 views on this magnificent poem. Pre-order your copy of Melissa’s book, Peluda, coming soon from Button Poetry.
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2016 Button Poetry Video Contest.
“My teacher said he didn’t know of any female writers good enough to study.”
Don’t miss this awesome poem from Rhiannon McGavin, Runner-Up in the 2016 Button Poetry Video Contest. Support Button on Patreon so we can continue to broadcast these amazing poets!
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“I wear heels because it’s useless to cater to the insecure.”
Congratulations to Imani on topping 250,000 views on this excellent poem. Check out more from Imani here and here.
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“I still may not do things a boy does. Instead,
I do things a person does.”
Congratulations to Alex on topping 500,000 views on this great poem. Check out more from Alex here and here.
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Performing at Great Plains 2016.
“The saddest part about betrayal is it never
comes from your enemies.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Mallory Everhart, performing at the 2016 Great Plains Poetry Pile-Up in Lincoln, NE. Support Button on Patreon so we can continue to broadcast these great poets!
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Best of 2016 #1:
Blythe Baird – “Pocket-Sized Feminism”
“Once, my dad informed me sexism is dead and reminded me to
always carry pepper spray in the same breath.”
Finishing up our year-end countdown of the top poems of the year on Button Poetry’s channel, our final entry, the most-viewed poem of the year, is Blythe Baird’s “Pocket-Sized Feminism.” 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!