Performed at the Strike Theater in Minneapolis, MN
“Being angry at dying people is never fair. They need you. You’re the one that’s still alive.”
Don’t miss this cathartic poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the Strike Theater in Minneapolis
Get Ollie’s powerful book,
“I am still the life of the party, the life of the party because I am alive.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Ollie Schminkey! Congrats Poet!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Robert Wood Lynn!
Performed at the Button Studio
“I am still the life of the party, the life of the party because I am alive.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the Button Studio
Get Ollie’s powerful book, Dead Dad Jokes.
Check out the 2022 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 9, 2023. More info and full guidelines here!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Siaara Freeman!
Performed at Icehouse
“Funny, how all the things we take in to keep us alive would kill us when we let them out.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN
Get Ollie’s award-winning book, Dead Dad Jokes.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Robert Wood Lynn!
Performed at the Button Studio
“My father’s body is on my way home. His body is on the way to the store.”
Don’t miss this spectacular poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the Button Studio
Get Ollie’s powerful book, Dead Dad Jokes.
Check out the 2022 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 9, 2023. More info and full guidelines here!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Siaara Freeman!
Performed at the Button Studio
“He can’t drive, or really even walk, but he is always going somewhere. He talks a lot about going home.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the Button Studio in Minneapolis, MN
Get Ollie’s award-winning book, Dead Dad Jokes.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Darius Simpson!
Performed at the Strike Theater
“I want to tell her to fuck off, but I’m not very good at asserting boundaries, which is one of the reasons why I’m in therapy.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the Strike Theater in Minneapolis, MN
Get Ollie’s phenomenal book, Dead Dad Jokes.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Darius Simpson!
NEW bundle drop! Get TWO Button U Workshops for less.
*All classes are 6-weeks via Zoom.
Choose from the 2023 line-up of authors below.
Desireé Dallagiacomo – Who We Are & Who We Come From
Sabrina Benaim – Feels Tripping
Sean Patrick Mulroy – Advanced Poetics for Queer Voices
Siaara Freeman – Series(ly) Speaking: The Alchemy of Turning One Idea Into Many
Rachel Wiley – One Poem Six Ways
Patrick Roche – Reclaiming and Reframing Your Narrative
Topaz Winters – Won’t You Celebrate With Me: The Power of Joy in Poetry
Blythe Baird – How To Bring Your Poetry to the Stage
Stevie Edwards – (Re)Writing the Politicized Body
Junious ‘Jay’ Ward – Such A Vivrant Thing!
Ollie Schminkey – Odes and Elegies: Form Poems for This Century
Rudy Francisco – Getting Stitches
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Rudy Francisco, Rachel Wiley, Dave Harris, Porsha Olayiwola, Ebony Stewart, Andrea Gibson, and our newest release from Topaz Winters!
Performing at the Button Studio
“When we are both sober, I have no fucking clue what to say to him, but on the road trip, we drink cheap whiskey outside of a hot tub until we like each other.”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the Button Studio in Minneapolis, MN
Get Ollie’s award-winning book, Dead Dad Jokes.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Rudy Francisco, Rachel Wiley, Dave Harris, Porsha Olayiwola, Ebony Stewart, Andrea Gibson, and our newest release from Topaz Winters!
We’re celebrating International Literacy Day!
Get 50% OFF 2021 books.
Use code: GETLIT
You can also collect ’em all by getting the 2021 Books Bundle for half-price!
SALE ENDS 9.11.22
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Rudy Francisco, Rachel Wiley, Dave Harris, Porsha Olayiwola, Ebony Stewart, Andrea Gibson, and our newest release from Topaz Winters!
