Patrick Roche – “Couples Therapy” (500K Views!)

“Every Thursday, I go to couples therapy with my depression. He whispers in my ear to stay in bed for another day, presses his palm into my chest, afraid I’m going to escape the covers.”

Congratulations to Patrick Roche on topping 500,000 views on this powerful poem! Watch more videos from Patrick here and here!



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Best of Button Week 203

“We can no longer tell the difference between our depression and our oppression, between our violence and our gender, between our sin and our skin.”
 
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Alok Vaid-Menon, Mya Rigoli, Desireé Dallagiacomo, & Blythe Baird! Congrats poets!
 
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Zack Lesmeister – “Tongue Twister” (Button Live)

Performing at Button Poetry Live.

“My grandmother taught me tongue twisters so I remember where I come from, but I want to carry our history without carrying our trauma.”

Don’t miss this stunning poem from Zack Lesmeister, performing at Button Poetry Live.

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Jaylene Clark Owens – “My Voice, My Choice”

2018 Button Poetry Video Contest.

“This face is Black 24/7, I can’t turn it on and off based on time and place.”

Don’t miss this marvelous poem by Jaylene Clark Owens, RUNNER-UP in the 2018 Button Poetry Video Contest!

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Crystal Valentine – Black Privilege (1M Views!)

“Black privilege is me having already memorized my nephew’s eulogy. My brother’s eulogy. My father’s eulogy. My unconceived child’s eulogy.”

Congratulations to Crystal Valentine on topping 1,000,000 views on this powerful poem! Watch more videos from Crystal here and here!



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