Performing at Rustbelt
“You scoffed at me. You, who knows nothing of my illness. You, who met this body when the self-inflicted cuts had already healed.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Clarity Levine, performing at Rustbelt in St. Louis, MO
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2021 Button Poetry Video Contest
Congratulations to all the Category Winners from our recent 2021 Button Poetry Video Contest!
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Performed at the Striver’s Row
“Let me remind you: you are so goddamn beautiful. You are a hundred miles deep, two-thousand degrees squeezed to bursting brilliance.”
Don’t miss this beautiful poem from Zora Howard, performing at the Striver’s Row
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“Imagine choosing nothing at all. Imagine something hurting that bad.”
Congratulations to Andrea Gibson for topping 100,000 views on this powerful poem! Watch more from Andrea here and here.
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Filmed by SlamFind
“These zombies won’t have to think about when and where they aren’t welcome, or the names people might call them: ghoul, monster, thug, Black. These zombies will find joy in their bodies.”
Don’t miss this excellent poem from Ryan J., filmed by SlamFind.
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Performing at Honey in Minneapolis, MN.
“Joey from Dawson’s Creek was my beard, which if you don’t know means she was my prom date, my monster truck, my main squeeze, rumor-swatter.”
Don’t miss this great poem from Adam Falkner, performing at Honey in Minneapolis, MN.
Adam’s award-winning book, The Willies is now available!
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Filmed by SlamFind
“We made music for us and no one stole another’s culture.”
Don’t miss this excellent poem from CJ Parker & McPherson, filmed by SlamFind.
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“‘Bitch.’ I ignore him when he calls me that. It’s the only way he knows how to affirm his manhood. By putting down a woman, even when a woman is not in the room.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Duke the Root! Congrats Poet!
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Performing at Rustbelt 2019
“Up until last year, voodoo was nothing but Satan, and every Black villain ever. But now Buzzfeed wants to write an article about a ‘new’ wave of spirituality.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Luna, performing at Rustbelt 2019 in St. Louis, MO
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Performed by Michael Mlekoday
“In my memory, it is always August in Kansas. The cicadas buzzing like a power plant in the late sunset, the air thick and wet with history, bleeding Kansas and all that.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Michael Mlekoday, performing at the Button Studio in Minneapolis, MN.
Michael’s fantastic book, All Earthly Bodies is now available!
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