“There are some places where fishnets do not mean stockings, where the learning happens in between moments.”
Congratulations to Sarah Kay on topping 100,000 views on her poem! You can check out more of her work here, here and here.
And while you’re here, make sure to check out our books and merch as well, including our awesome t-shirts and new books by Jacqui Germain and Hanif Abdurraqib!
“How do we forgive ourselves for all of the things we did not become?”
Congratulations to Doc Luben on topping 500,000 views! Check out more of Doc’s work here and here. And make sure to check out our books and merch as well, including new books by Jacqui Germain and Hanif Abdurraqib!
“I don’t like closets, but you made the living room an unshared space and now I’m feeling like a guest in my own house.”
Congratulations to Denice Frohman on topping 2,000,000 views on YouTube! It’s been just over three years since this poem became the first viral video on the Button channel. Check out more of Denice’s work here and here.
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“If you develop an eating disorder when you are already thin to begin with, you to go the hospital. If you develop an eating disorder when you are not thin to begin with, you are a success story.”
Congratulations to Blythe Baird on reaching 500,000 views on her poem! Check out more of Blythe’s work here and here.
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“Sometimes I want to kill my uncle for being a more miserable drunk than I was. Sometimes I want him to die already so I can write about it. Sometimes I, too, want to be a poem.”
Congratulations to Michael Lee on reaching 100,000 views for his poem. Check out more from Michael here and here.
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“I’m so sad, a bird flew into me thinking I was a glass door.”
Congratulations to Sara Brickman on topping 100,000 views on YouTube with this hilarious and moving poem! Check out more of her work here.
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“I say, ‘I am fat.’ He says, ‘no, you’re beautiful.’ I wonder why I cannot be both.”
Congratulations to Rachel Wiley on topping 1,000,000 views on YouTube! Check out more of her work here and here.
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“There are days when my heart feels like it’s swallowing itself, when the lonely feels like both the problem and the cure.”
Congratulations to Javon Johnson on topping 100,000 views on YouTube! Check out more of his work here and here.
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“Fat girl heard ‘Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels.’ Fat girl certain soul food tastes better than being thin feels.”
Congratulations to Megan Falley on topping 250,000 views on YouTube! See more of her work here and here.
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It’s a huge day here at Button, as we just hit 500,000 subscribers on our YouTube channel! It’s also World Poetry Day. With all these reasons to celebrate, we’re doing a giveaway. Sign up for our email list below, and you’ll be entered into a raffle for a free Button Poetry book or shirt of your choice!
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