Patrick Roche – “Hocus Pocus”

Performed by Patrick Roche

“As a child, watching the Sanderson sisters consume their victims, everyone would joke that I would never have to worry about that. The joke being that no one would want to eat me because I’m too thin.”

Don’t miss this awesome poem from Patrick Roche, performed and recorded in his home.

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R. M. – “Therapist”

Performed at WoWPS Finals 2020

“When you’re a therapist, you go to work with a cape and a mask, meet the hundred or so souls who are looking for a superhero to save them.”

Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from R. M., performing at WoWPS Finals 2020 in Dallas, TX.

Check out the 2021 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 10, 2022. More info and full guidelines here!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Dave Harris, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!

Best of Button Week 345

“You can die from a broken heart, but the opposite is also true.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Andrea Gibson! Congrats Poet!

Check out the 2021 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open November 15, 2021 – January 10, 2022. More info and full guidelines here!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Andrea Gibson, Omar Holmon, Neil Hilborn, Porsha Olayiwola, Azura Tyabji & Jackson Neal, Blythe Baird, Bianca Phipps, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!

Chelsea Guevara – “¿Ves los Trucos Que No Tengo?”

Performed at WoWPS Finals 2020

“You want me to speak Spanish? Watch, how I’ve given it wings and let it flutter out of my mouth like a dove. You are amazed at how I seem to pull it out of nowhere.”

Don’t miss this powerful poem from Chelsea Guevara, performing at WoWPS Finals 2020 in Dallas, TX.

Check out the 2021 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 10, 2022. More info and full guidelines here!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Dave Harris, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!

Catie Trainor – “Phoenix, a Spoken Word Collective”

Performed by Catie Trainor

“What is grace, where do I find it, and how do I make it stay?”

Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Catie Trainor, a Semi-Finalist from the 2020 Button Poetry video contest.

Check out the 2021 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 10, 2022. More info and full guidelines here!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Dave Harris, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!

Rachel Wiley – “Prime Cuts”

Performing at Icehouse

“The fucks I give about what anyone thinks of my terrifying body are all stored in my belly button. Notice how it is an empty bowl waiting to be filled.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem from Rachel Wiley, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.

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Check out the 2021 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 10, 2022. More info and full guidelines here!

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Natasha T. Miller – “Ten Things You Sound Like When You Say AllLivesMatter in Response to BlackLivesMatter” (250K Views!)

“I go into the hospital and change all the ‘Intensive Care Unit’ signs to ‘Care Unit’ signs, because every life in the hospital should be cared for just the same.”

Congratulations to Natasha T. Miller for topping 250,000 views on this incredible poem! Watch more from Natasha here and here.

Natasha T. Miller’s outstanding debut book, Butcher is now available!

Check out the 2021 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 10, 2022. More info and full guidelines here!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Dave Harris, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!

Julia Safrin – “Brain on Fire”

Performed by Julia Safrin

“‘Memories of us’ is a sleep paralysis demon in the dark corner of my room.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem from Julia Safrin, a Semi-Finalist from the 2020 Button Poetry video contest.

Check out the 2021 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 10, 2022. More info and full guidelines here!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Dave Harris, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!

Jackson Neal – “Yzma Dresses for the Llama Funeral”

Performing at the Line Breaks Hip Hop Festival

“I need beauty to topple awful gods, men who think they own me.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem from Jackson Neal, performing at the Line Breaks Hip Hop Festival.

Jackson’s wonderful debut book, DEAR AZULA, I HAVE A CRUSH ON DANNY PHANTOM, is now available!

Check out the 2021 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – January 10, 2022. More info and full guidelines here!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Dave Harris, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!

Best of Button Week 344

“I am in awe of this season, how every room in nature becomes a funeral.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Sierra DeMulder! Congrats Poet!

Check out the 2021 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open November 15, 2021 – January 10, 2022. More info and full guidelines here!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Andrea Gibson, Omar Holmon, Neil Hilborn, Porsha Olayiwola, Azura Tyabji & Jackson Neal, Blythe Baird, Bianca Phipps, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!