“I promise I will catch you like you are the last drop of water.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Janae Johnson, performing at Button Poetry Live.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Hanif Abdurraqib, Donte Collins, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, & our newest release from Phil Kaye!
“Breathless and beleaguered, we coax one another to survive. We are alive despite even our bones’ dissent.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Sonya Renee Taylor, performing at Button Poetry Live.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Hanif Abdurraqib, Donte Collins, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, & our newest release from Phil Kaye!
“When she tells me that she loves me and that she has a lying problem on the same day, I know I am completely and utterly fucked.”
Congratulations to Blythe Baird on topping 100,000 views on this powerful poem! Watch more videos from Blythe here and here!
And while you’re here, make sure to check out our other books and merch as well, including our awesome t-shirts and posters, and books by Donte Collins, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Rudy Francisco, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, and our newest release from Phil Kaye!
“I love all of her even if there are aspects of myself she has no desire to learn how to love.”
Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Blythe Baird, featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Olivia Gatwood, Donte Collins, Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, & our newest release from Phil Kaye!
2017 Button Poetry Video Contest.
“If having a gay agenda means believing in my right to continue to breathe despite the way your mouth puckers when you look at me like I have a disease and it’s catching, then yeah, I have an agenda.”
Don’t miss this marvelous poem by Alexandria Hollett, featured contestant from the 2017 Button Poetry Video Contest!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Donte Collins, Sabrina Benaim, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Rudy Francisco, Neil Hilborn, & our newest release from Phil Kaye!
“I’m not wasteful with my words anymore.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Phil Kaye, & Ajanae Dawkins! Congrats poets!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Hanif Abdurraqib, Donte Collins, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Neil Hilborn, and our newest release from Phil Kaye!
“America, great melting pot, you’ve boiled me down to resin, clinging to the bottom of the saucepan.”
Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Spencer Brownstein, performing at Button Poetry Live.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Hanif Abdurraqib, Donte Collins, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, & our newest release from Phil Kaye!
“If you’ve never had a panic attack, there’s a good chance you’ve been an ass
to someone who has.”
Don’t miss this important poem from Andrea Gibson, featuring at Westcott Theater in Syracuse, NY.
Make sure to check out Andrea’s forthcoming book, LORD OF THE BUTTERFLIES.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Hanif Abdurraqib, Donte Collins, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, & our newest release from Phil Kaye!
“When asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I said fire escape. Another way out when everything was burning.”
Congratulations to Joseph Capehart on topping 100,000 views on this phenomenal poem! Watch more videos from Joseph here and here!
And while you’re here, make sure to check out our other books and merch as well, including our awesome t-shirts and posters, and books by Donte Collins, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Rudy Francisco, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, and our newest release from Phil Kaye!
“It is okay to feel broken. Broken is where the healing begins. This is where we begin.”
Don’t miss this magnificent poem from Daniel, performing at Button Poetry Live.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Hanif Abdurraqib, Donte Collins, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, & our newest release from Phil Kaye!
