“Today is a good day to keep someone alive.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Ebony Stewart! Congrats Poet!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, & our newest release from Kerrin McCadden!
Featuring at Icehouse
“What is indifference if not a kind of violence we must each survive but won’t.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Michael Lee, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis.
Grab your copy of Michael’s powerful book, THE ONLY WORLDS WE KNOW , now available!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Jared Singer & Adam Falkner!
“Dear Eating Disorder, you can’t have my body, because I was here first.”
Congratulations to Daniel for topping 100,000 views on this incredible poem! Watch more from Rustbelt 2017 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, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Jared Singer & Adam Falkner!
Performing at Rustbelt 2018.
“I was starving for applause so loud that I could hear it from underground.”
Don’t miss this awesome poem from Jon Jon Moore, performing at Rustbelt 2018 in Detroit, MI.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Jared Singer & Adam Falkner!
Featuring at Honey.
“I crushed on the girls who dated the boys I crushed on which I understand seems inefficient but really it did the job.”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Adam Falkner, featuring at Honey in Minneapolis.
Adam’s highly-anticipated debut book, THE WILLIES, is now available!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Jared Singer & Porsha Olayiwola!
Featuring at Icehouse.
“The reason I love you like this is because I do not have to explain this ache to you. It is now that I see that I’ve spent all my life learning the vocabulary of us.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Desireé Dallagiacomo, featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.
Desireé’s book, SINK, is now available to order! Get your copy now!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Jared Singer & Adam Falkner!
Performing at IWPS 2019.
“A dancer must always consider the consequences of his movements.”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Darius Simpson, performing at IWPS 2019 in San Diego, CA.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Jared Singer & Adam Falkner!
“I can tell whatever her paper topic is does not affect her directly. I can tell she made it through this assignment unbothered, alive.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Robyn Kaur Sidhu, & Adam Falkner! Congrats Poets!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, Brenna Twohy, & our newest release from Adam Falkner!
Performing at Button Poetry Live.
“I’m sure that when a person is willing to share with you the trauma of someone trying to take their body from them, you should not try to take their body from them.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Kevin Kantor, performing at Button Poetry Live.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Jared Singer & Adam Falkner!
“I’m not a thief. If I really stole something from him, it would had to have been a lot more violent. It’s not like I used force. It was sitting right there, so I took it.”
Congratulations to Sienna Burnett for topping 250,000 views on this incredible poem! Watch more from Rustbelt 2017 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, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Jared Singer & Adam Falkner!