“It is the fear of a son never returning home that turns a father into the oppressor.”
Congratulations to Steven Willis for topping 100,000 views on this great poem! Watch more from Rustbelt 2017 here.
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Featuring at Button Poetry Live
“We find there are other ways to pray, like working the palms raw.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Michael Lee, performing at Button Poetry Live.
Grab your copy of Michael’s powerful book, THE ONLY WORLDS WE KNOW , now available!
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Performing at Button Poetry Live.
“This shit is magic, you’d have to be a Black girl to understand. Show ‘em how it all got started, how the bricks got laid.”
Don’t miss this awesome poem from Ebony Stewart, performing at Button Poetry Live.
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Featuring at Icehouse.
“Fill me with praise I cannot sleep without.”
Don’t miss this unbelievable poem from Adam Falkner, featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.
Adam’s highly-anticipated debut book, THE WILLIES, is now available!
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2019 Video Contest
“This is how you build a legacy out of a wreckage.”
Don’t miss this great poem from Michelle Lina, a submission from the 2019 Video Contest.
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“I think a lot about toxic masculinity and how no one talks about the kind of sexual agency we place on young boys.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Daniel! Congrats Poet!
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Featuring at Button Poetry Live.
“Before I leave my home, I remove my skin. I pull the nude zipper from under my chin down to my waist.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Porsha Olayiwola, featuring at Button Poetry Live.
Get your copy of Porsha’s debut book, I SHIMMER SOMETIMES, TOO, now available to order!
“The way I got here wasn’t learning about me and my culture. The way I got here was learning about you and your culture.”
Congratulations to Muna Abdulahi for topping 250,000 views on this amazing poem! Watch more from Button Poetry Live here.
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Featuring at Icehouse.
“Now I understand that the odd head I’ve lived with isn’t the result of genetics. It’s a wound. How little I knew of all my father’s hands could do.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Dave Harris, featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.
Dave’s debut book, PATRICIDE, is now available to order!
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From SlamFind.
“Judaism technically has six genders that we still don’t know where we are supposed to fit.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Kay Kassirer.
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