“That was when you learned that when a boy says I love you
he means I am getting ready to be inconsistent with you now.”
Congratulations to Edwin on topping 1,000,000 views on this beautiful poem. Check out more from Edwin here and here.
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Performing at Button Poetry Live.
“I wasn’t born into the wrong body, I was born into the right lesson; on taking back what’s yours and giving it a new name.”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem by Sam Rush, featuring at Button Poetry Live, December 2016. 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.
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Performing at Great Plains 2016.
“From an early age we learned that opposites attract:
negative/positive, hot/cold, boy/boy…”
Don’t miss this great poem from Ben Wenzl, performing at the 2016 Great Plains Poetry Pile-Up in Lincoln, NE. Support Button on Patreon so we can continue to broadcast these amazing poets!
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“It feels like staring at the sun, hard; so when I look away it stays, printed in my mind, making other images melt.”
Congratulations to Joy Young on topping 250,000 views on this lovely poem. Check out more of Joy’s work here and here.
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Featuring at Button Poetry Live.
“Because when somebody saves you, you do the same for them.”
Don’t miss this lovely poem from Riley Zahn, featuring at Button Poetry Live, October 2016. 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.
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Performing at Southern Fried
“People do not snap into existence
just because we decide to start noticing.”
Don’t miss this excellent poem from Honey Sanaa, performing at the 2016 Southern Fried Poetry Slam in Greensboro, NC. Check out more of Honey’s work here.
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Performing at CUPSI 2016.
“The doctor named me woman before
I ever really even existed.”
Don’t miss this excellent poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the 2016 College Unions Poetry Slam Invtiational in Austin, TX.
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“It’s hard to make sense of a heart
that speaks louder than the body it fails to fit within.”
Don’t miss this excellent poem from Beck Cooper, performing at the 2016 Women of the World Poetry Slam in Brooklyn, NY. You can check out more of Sam(ira)’s work here.
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“Her hair: her own queer Bat Signal in the sky
announcing her lesbian arrival.”
Congratulations to Joy Young on topping 100,000 views on this great poem! You can check out more of Joy’s work here, here and here.
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“To be gendered is to answer every question before it is asked.”
Don’t miss this great poem from Max Binder & Morgan Crist, performing for Barnard during finals at the 2016 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational. Barnard placed 3rd overall in the tournament.
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