“Foreign: I don’t see myself that way. I see myself as red, white, and blue as the people who tell me to go back to my country when I never left in the first place.”
Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Summer Durant, performing at Button Poetry Live.
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, & our newest release from Neil Hilborn!
“I cannot get you out, no matter how many times I wash you.”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Talia Young, performing at Honey in Minneapolis.
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“God, if you be at all, be a song that gets me out of bed when my cinderblock depression weigh my thoughts down.”
Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Gabriel Ramirez, performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival in Detroit, MI.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Olivia Gatwood, Hanif Abdurraqib, Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, & our newest release from Neil Hilborn!
“Every day I am here is another day the ache did not swallow me. It will not swallow me. My body is not his to take.”
Congratulations to Evan Knoll on topping 100,000 views on this magnificent poem!
And while you’re here, make sure to check out our other books and merch as well, including our awesome t-shirts and posters, and books by Olivia Gatwood, Donte Collins, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Rudy Francisco, Rachel Wiley, and our newest release from Neil Hilborn!
“Tomorrow is a lease I have to sign every morning.”
Don’t miss this beautiful poem from Neil Hilborn, featuring at his book release party at Icehouse in Minneapolis. Make sure to grab a copy of Neil’s newest book, THE FUTURE.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Olivia Gatwood, Hanif Abdurraqib, Sabrina Benaim, Guante, & Rachel Wiley!
2017 Button Poetry Video Contest.
“He knows how to love because he is loved. I pray every child could be as lucky.”
Don’t miss this remarkable poem by Asia Samson, featured contestant in the 2017 Button Poetry Video Contest!
Check out our 2018 Video Contest, Open NOW – August 31st 2018! Submit Here!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Donte Collins, Sabrina Benaim, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Rudy Francisco, & our newest release from Neil Hilborn!
“For a moment, we are together again, two aliens trying to find home, and then you leave, and I ask questions to an empty room.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Phil Kaye, Blythe Baird, and Arianna Giorgio. Congrats poets!
Want to be featured on Button Poetry? Check out our 2018 Video Contest, OPEN NOW – August 31st 2018!
Keep an eye out for Phil’s debut book, DATE & TIME, dropping 9/18 on the Button press! Pre-order now available!
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“At this age, my body is a stranger that I keep meeting over and over again.”
Don’t miss this wonderful poem from Rudy Francisco, featuring at his book release party at Icehouse in Minneapolis. Get your copy of Rudy’s book, HELIUM.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Olivia Gatwood, Donte Collins, Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, & our newest release from Neil Hilborn!
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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, William Evans, & our newest release from Neil Hilborn!
“I marched through my own heart armed with nothing and came out the other side.”
Congratulations to Alysia Harris on topping 100,000 views on this remarkable poem! Watch more videos from Alysia here and here!
And while you’re here, make sure to check out our other books and merch as well, including our awesome t-shirts and posters, and books by Olivia Gatwood, Donte Collins, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Rudy Francisco, Rachel Wiley, and our newest release from Neil Hilborn!
