Jesse Parent – “The Parts of Her That Matter”


Performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival.

“When we had to tell our kids that my wife had cancer, my eldest son held it together, made it into math. My daughter shattered like a slipped and soapy plate, but my youngest, the eight-year-old, went silent as sleep, eyes wide and wet.”

Don’t miss this magnificent poem from Jesse Parent, performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival in Detroit, MI.

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Bao Phi – “Mouse” (Button Live)


Featuring at Button Poetry Live.

“Am I a good dad, or a bad dad? Am I beautiful or not? Am I good overall or bad overall? Am I useful or not? A bad poet or a good poet? Do I deserve to be alive or not?”

Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Bao Phi featuring at Button Poetry Live.

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Janae Johnson – “Ode to my Ripped Pants” (Button Live)


Featuring at Button Poetry Live.

“I tried to be obedient once, and I liked being a poet a little bit more.”

Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Janae Johnson, featuring at Button Poetry Live.

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Best of Button Week 178

“I stay quiet when he talks about hunting. I stay quiet when he talks about Muslims, immigrants, queers, as if I am not one of them. As if I am not all of them. As if my silence can buy me safety.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: A.M. Pressman, & RJ Walker. Congrats poets!

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Kenny Ngo – “A Prayer for Absence”

Performing at Inside Voices.

“To fill the space left by my grandfather, my mother places a plate on the table.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem by Kenny Ngo, performing for Inside Voices at Honey in Minneapolis.

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Arianna Giorgio – “I Put You In This Box”

2017 Button Poetry Video Contest.

“I am a survivor, and honestly Cancer, I really don’t think you get a say in how I define myself anymore.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem by Arianna Giorgio, featured contestant in the 2017 Button Poetry Video Contest!

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Shasparay – “Resignation Letter”


Performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival.

“She told me to stop pulling the race card, and all I heard is that I need to stop acknowledging how obviously the deck is stacked against us.”

Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Shasparay, performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival in Detroit, MI.

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Anthony McPherson – “When The Obamas Leave Us” (100K Views!)

“It is not a game. It is not reality TV. The apprentice has become the master.”

Congratulations to Anthony McPherson on topping 100,000 views on this brilliant poem! Watch more videos from Anthony here and here!



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Blythe Baird – “The Kindest Thing She Almost Did”


Featuring at Icehouse.

“When she tells me that she loves me and that she has a lying problem on the same day, I know I am completely and utterly fucked.”

Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Blythe Baird, featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis.

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Best of Button Week 177

“Conquest is for cowards. I only take what belongs to me.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Ariana Brown, & Guante. Congrats poets!

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