“I practiced saying ‘I love you’ in the mirror, not ‘I love you because,’ or ‘I love you despite,’ just ‘I love you.’”
Don’t miss this beautiful poem from Sabrina Benaim, performing at Amsterdam Bar and Hall in St. Paul, MN.
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“We are all signs and wonders, like God drives around in his Lincoln Town Car dragging the bumper just to shower the world in sparks.”
Don’t miss this marvelous poem from Michael Mlekoday, performing at Button Poetry Live.
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“He leaves cleansed and I remain calloused.”
Don’t miss this remarkable poem from Cassandra Myers, performing at CUPSI 2018 in Philadelphia, PA.
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2017 Button Poetry Video Contest.
“You write your thoughts and prayers on a piece of paper, fling it at the moon, see what that will do.”
Don’t miss this magnificent poem by Joshua Idehen, featured contestant from the 2017 Button Poetry Video Contest!
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“Both of my parents died of overdoses. I paid for their funerals with drug money. There goes that irony again.”
Congratulations to Amin Drew Law on topping 100,000 views on this astonishing poem! Watch more videos from the 2016 Southern Fried Poetry Slam here.
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Performing at the 2018 Get Lit Classic Slam.
“I don’t have to translate my native language to satisfy your needs, because you never worry about our needs.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Andres Gomez and Andres Perez, 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.
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“My ego really likes the way that you hate basically everybody except me. There are days that I hate basically everybody except you.”
Don’t miss this wonderful poem from Rachel Wiley, featuring at Button Poetry Live.
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“Let me now be calm for one fucking second, let me be open to revision.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Kaveh Akbar, performing at Inside Voices.
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“In high school my Black was looked at like a cheat code: Say my Black make me run faster, my Black makes me jump higher, my Black makes me rap good.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Kofi Dadzie, performing at CUPSI 2018 in Philadelphia, PA.
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“I do not feel entitled to ask for what I want; I don’t even know what I want.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Blythe Baird, featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis.
Blythe’s forthcoming book, IF MY BODY COULD SPEAK (Feb 2019), is now available for pre-order!
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