“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 powerful poem from Alok Vaid-Menon, performing in Minneapolis, MN.
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“I’ve learned to accept apologies I’ve never received in order to love myself better.”
Don’t miss this stunning poem from Melinda Hernandez, performing at CUPSI 2018 in Philadelphia, PA.
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2017 Button Poetry Video Contest.
“No one knows you’re gay yet. Not even you, really.”
Don’t miss this brilliant poem by Jasmine Gardosi, featured contestant from the 2017 Button Poetry Video Contest!
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“‘That time of the month’ has about double the amount of syllables as ‘period.’”
Congratulations to Raych Jackson on topping 1,000,000 views on this phenomenal poem! Watch more videos from Raych here and here!
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Performing at the 2018 Get Lit Classic Slam.
“Apologies can never pull the bullets out of their backs.”
Don’t miss this impressive poem from Francis Rundle, performing during the 2018 Get Lit Words Ignite Classic Slam, the largest youth poetry tournament in Southern California. Order Get Lit Rising today at simonandschuster.com, and join the #LiteraryRiot at getlit.org.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, & our newest release from Andrea Gibson!
“I wrote you too many poems in a language I did not yet know how to speak.”
Don’t miss this breathtaking poem from Andrea Gibson, featuring at Westcott Theater in Syracuse, NY.
Make sure to check out Andrea’s book, LORD OF THE BUTTERFLIES, now available!
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!
“A good kid won’t wear his pants like our expectations. Did you wear them low, Darius?”
Don’t miss this astounding poem from Sonya Renee Taylor, featuring at Button Poetry Live.
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“If I italicize my sadness, does that make it more romantic?”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: River Mason, Sabrina Benaim, & Eliza Hope Duran! Congrats poets!
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“Your blood has traveled oceans so that it would not be spilled. You are too alive to be a martyr.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Khoi the Poet, performing at CUPSI 2018 in Philadelphia, PA.
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2017 Button Poetry Video Contest.
“No matter what I do, I will always be a haunted house I am too afraid to live in.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem by Jonathan Salazar, 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 Olivia Gatwood, Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, & our newest release from Andrea Gibson!
