“On days like this, I think of all things I could be, and I choose to be happy.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Sherrika Mitchell, Ollie Schminkey, Asma, Sarah Kay, and Gabby Elvessie! Congrats Poets!
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Performed Strike Theater in Minneapolis, MN
“Everyone tells me that my dad will always be watching over me, and I’m like, Shut up I’m just trying to masturbate.”
Don’t miss this poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing Strike Theater in Minneapolis, MN
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“as a boy, my father once trained a crow to return nightly to the porch. i try to train my memory the same way.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Ollie Schminkey, Ms. Butterfly, Alex Aimee Kist, Bhumika Billa, Ellen T. Dotts, Sparrow, Jessica Thiru, Ashlee Connors, Cassandra IsFree, Drew Drake, Kelsey Bigelow, Kenneth Bradley, Ren L[i]u, Little Blue, Madeline October, Mary Maxfield, Rashad Wright, and Shahamat Uddin! Congrats Poets!
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While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Ollie Schminkey!
Performed at the Button Studio in Minneapolis, MN in 2023.
“i spent the year bit to the quick and bloodied cuticles and alive despite everything.”
Don’t miss this poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the Button Studio in Minneapolis, MN in 2023.
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As a boy, my father once trained a crow to return nightly to the porch. I tried to train my memory the same way.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Ollie Schminkey, Rudy Francisco, Makinsey Jones, Zach Goldberg, Clint Smith, Meaghan Ford, and Usman Hameedi! Congrats Poets!
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While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Ollie Schminkey!
Performed at the Button Studio in Minneapolis, MN in 2023.
“a bed, an urn for our sleep. a memory, an urn for that last breath.”
Don’t miss this poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the Button Studio in Minneapolis, MN in 2023.
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“Love had terrible rhythm on the dance floor, but made sure we never missed a slow song.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Gabby Elvessie, Ollie Schminkey, Ebony Stewart, Schockie G., Nick Courmon, Jasmine Parks, Darian Dauchan, Jazzonfire, Angela Kong, Mario Reyes, Maria Michelle, Porshe Veu, and Meghann Plunkett! Congrats Poets!
Come back each week to see our newest and most popular videos.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Ollie Schminkey!
Performed at the Button Studio in Minneapolis, MN in 2023.
“how we tipped our chins and made the night echo against the trees”
Don’t miss this poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the Button Studio in Minneapolis, MN in 2023.
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“Love arrives exactly when love is supposed to, and love leaves exactly when love must.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Ollie Schminkey, Clint Smith, Jalen Martino, and Farah Habad! Congrats Poets!
Come back each week to see our newest and most popular videos.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Ollie Schminkey!
Performed at the Button Studio in Minneapolis, MN in 2023.
“as a boy, my father once trained a crow to return nightly to the porch. i try to train my memory the same way.”
Don’t miss this poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the Button Studio in Minneapolis, MN in 2023.
Get Ollie’s book, Where I Dry the Flowers.