Gabriel Ramirez – “Black Boy Auditions For His Own Funeral”

Performing at Rustbelt 2018.

“Take what flowers grow from me, make a bouquet from my mother, for all mothers who lose children and are left with shovels to bury what they thought would be the rest of their lives.”

Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Gabriel Ramirez, performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival in Detroit, MI.

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Gabriel Ramirez – “Whenever I Look Over My Balcony”


Performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival.

“God, if you be at all, be a song that gets me out of bed when my cinderblock depression weigh my thoughts down.”

Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Gabriel Ramirez, performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival in Detroit, MI.

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Best of Button Week 30

“My mother tells me I am a bird, but when she says I am a bird she means the whole world is my cage.”

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: Sabrina Benaim and Gabriel Ramirez. Congratulations poets!

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