“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: Phil Kaye, Mariama Savage, and Rudy Francisco! Congrats Poets!

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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: Rudy Francisco, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, and Ebony Stewart! Congrats Poets!

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Performed at Gray Area in San Francisco, CA

“We both wonder sometimes what the other stands for, as if home weren’t always a mirror we mistake for a wall.”

Don’t miss this poem from Phil Kaye, performing at Gray Area in San Francisco, CA

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“I’ve got a hamper that’s overflowing with really really loud mistakes.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Rudy Francisco, Blythe Baird, Kate Leddy, Jael Benjamin! Congrats Poets!

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“How could I not fall in love with my illness?”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Rudy Francisco, Blythe Baird, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, Sabrina Benaim ! Congrats Poets!

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Performed his poem “Summer, New York City”

“Praise you, boys on bicycles who tell me to ‘watch your skinny ass’ when I know they mean ‘please be careful, we care about you and your relatively average sized ass.’”

Don’t miss this poem from Phil Kaye, performing his poem “Summer, New York City”

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“A weapon will always be a weapon, but we choose how we fight the war.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Rudy Francisco, Rachel Wiley, Sierra DeMulder, Sarah Kay, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, and Sabrina Beniam! Congrats Poets!

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“My grandmother’s mind was a ballroom. Inside were her memories, each one dressed for a celebration.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Phil Kaye! Congrats Poet!

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Performed at Little Island

“My grandmother’s mind was a ballroom. Inside were her memories, each one dressed for a celebration.”

Don’t miss this stunning poem from Phil Kaye, performing at Little Island in New York, NY

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Performed Little Island in New York, NY

“It could be argued that this portrait, depicting the artist only speaking of war, exemplifies his lack of concrete connection with the conflict at all.”

Don’t miss this powerful poem from Phil Kaye, performing Little Island in New York, NY

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