“I am a daughter who has not yet met her motherland.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Muna Abdulahi, performing at Button Poetry Live.
Send us your poetry! 2018 Chapbook Contest is open Now – January, 15th, 2019! Submit Here!
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!
“I know that telling someone is a fight within itself. It’s like being swallowed all over again when someone refuses to help. So I see you, and I believe you.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Shasparay, & RJ Walker! 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, Phil Kaye, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!
“These hips were holy long before any man touched them.”
Don’t miss this remarkable poem from the New York University CUPSI Team, performing at CUPSI 2018 in Philadelphia, PA.
Send us your poetry! 2018 Chapbook Contest is open Now – January, 15th, 2019! Submit Here!
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“I know, the nights we shatter hourglasses to fall asleep. The afternoons we take photographs of our own shadows just to prove that we left a mark.”
Don’t miss this marvelous poem from Phil Kaye, featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis. Don’t miss Phil’s debut book, DATE & TIME, 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 Andrea Gibson!
“I want to be the prettiest meal at my funeral.”
Don’t miss this extraordinary poem from A.M. Pressman, performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival in Detroit, MI.
Send us your poetry! 2018 Chapbook Contest is NOW OPEN! Submit Here!
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!
“My body wears your fingerprints like a home address.”
Don’t miss this beautiful poem from Sabrina Benaim, featuring at Amsterdam Bar and Hall in St. Paul, MN. Get your copy of Sabrina’s book, DEPRESSION & OTHER MAGIC TRICKS.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Olivia Gatwood, Hanif Abdurraqib, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Guante, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, & our newest release from Andrea Gibson!
“I have a few happy friends. I ask them about being happy the same way my high school friends ask me about being gay, ‘So, what do you people do exactly? How do you do IT?’”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Andrea Gibson, Jared Singer, & Adrienne Novy! 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, Phil Kaye, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!
“Today, I am not who I thought I would be, but I am not my fear. Amen.”
Don’t miss this beautiful poem from Janae Johnson, featuring at Button Poetry Live.
Send us your poetry! 2018 Chapbook Contest is open Now – January, 15th, 2019! Submit Here!
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!
“Is the thought of me dating the quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts that much more believable than me dating a woman?”
Don’t miss this remarkable poem from Amulya Yerrapotu, performing at CUPSI 2018 in Philadelphia, PA.
Send us your poetry! 2018 Chapbook Contest is open Now – January, 15th, 2019! Submit Here!
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!
“I know that telling someone is a fight within itself. It’s like being swallowed all over again when someone refuses to help. So I see you, and I believe you.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Shasparay, featuring at Button Poetry Live.
Send us your poetry! 2018 Chapbook Contest is open Now – January, 15th, 2019! Submit Here!
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!
