Anthony Colon – “Subway”

2021 Button Poetry Video Contest

“Where asking for change is a full-time hustle, where kids selling candy to just stay out of trouble.”

Don’t miss this stunning poem from Anthony Colon, a Category Winner of the 2021 Button Poetry Video Contest!

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Alysia Harris and Zora Howard – “Burning Water”

Filmed by The Strivers Row

“Nobody asks how it feels to be oil. To slip through the fingers of the people who promise to preserve you, and all that’s left is a residue.”

Don’t miss this powerful poem from Alysia Harris and Zora Howard, filmed by The Strivers Row.

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Tanesha Nicole – “The Difference Between My Mother & My Body”

Performing at Icehouse

“My body is always afraid of how much it is taking away from other bodies.”

Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Tanesha Nicole, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.

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Ebony Stewart – “Note to Self”

Performing at Encore ATX

“Dear universe, I’m still standing here. I’m still loving here, in this body, with this heart.”

Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Ebony Stewart, performing at Encore ATX.

Ebony’s spectacular book, BloodFresh is now available!

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Best of Button Week 358

“Dear professor ‘helpful,’ when I told you that I could not find a tutor or other students to study with, you told me that sometimes I’ll just be given a textbook and expected to learn it.”

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

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Ariana Brown – “Begin”

Performing at AWP

“Poetry is about relationships, each word affecting a person. Be careful what you say and who you are speaking to.”

Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Ariana Brown, performing at AWP in San Antonio, TX!

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Carson Wolfe – “Ten Weeks”

2021 Button Poetry Video Contest

“‘I, your seahorse companion, gender ambivalent and capable of producing a thousand eggs, will have a thousand babies,’ I promised as you peeked into my hands, and together we marveled at our treasure.”

Don’t miss this stunning poem from Carson Wolfe, a Category Winner of the 2021 Button Poetry Video Contest!

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Patrick Roche – “Poem in Which Flowers are Replaced by My Brain”

Performed by Patrick Roche

“My brain buds and blooms and is a symbol of love when gifted to a partner.”

Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Patrick Roche, performed and recorded in his home.

Get Patrick’s debut book, A SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE BREAKDOWN.

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Shay Alexi – “And This Time the Butter Rejects the Knife” (100K Views!)

“Remember when you asked some dumb shit on our first date like, ‘What’s your favorite color?’ I said, ‘Yellow.’ What I meant to say was, ‘The color of myself.’ What I meant to say was, ‘My favorite color is myself.’”

Congratulations to Shay Alexi for topping 100,000 views on this incredible poem! Watch more from Shay here and here.

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