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Performing at WoWPS 2020
“Let me tell you what I really taste like.”
Don’t miss this great poem from Shandra Ramana, performing at WoWPS 2020 in Dallas, TX.
Check out the 2021 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open November 15, 2021 – January 10, 2022. More info and full guidelines here!
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Performing in Longmont, CO
“You can die from a broken heart, but the opposite is also true.”
Don’t miss this spectacular poem from Andrea Gibson, performing in Longmont, CO.
Get Andrea’s phenomenal book, YOU BETTER BE LIGHTNING!
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“I used to love it when you hugged me from the back, your fingertips gently placing butterflies in my stomach, until I realized that’s where you do everything. Behind my back.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: CRUSH! Congrats Poet!
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Performing at WoWPS 2020
“Black girls are whistles turned whispers, and we can’t forget their stories or fear whose turn will be next, for we’ve got more work to do.”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from BeeThaPoet, performing at WoWPS 2020 in Dallas, TX.
Check out the 2021 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open November 15, 2021 – January 10, 2022. More info and full guidelines here!
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Performed by Native Child
“Own your words. Choose them carefully one by one like lovers.”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Native Child, a Semi-Finalist from the 2020 Button Poetry video contest.
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 Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, and our newest releases from L.E. Bowman & Patrick Roche!
Performing at Icehouse
“It weighed more in death than it did while it was alive.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.
Ollie’s amazing book, DEAD DAD JOKES, is now available!
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“My self-esteem is a helium balloon that’s been in the hospital room of my dying convictions for just a little too long.”
Congratulations to Michael Szynal for topping 100,000 views on this great poem! Watch more from Button Poetry Live here and here.
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 George Abraham, Dave Harris, Jared Singer, Rachel Wiley, Raych Jackson, and our newest release from Patrick Roche!
Performed by Bhumika Billa
“I’m standing a thousand miles away from home, reading about the ashes of a woman’s body.”
Don’t miss this stunning poem from Bhumika Billa, a Semi-Finalist from the 2020 Button Poetry video contest.
Want to see your work featured on Button? Be sure to check out our next submission periods!
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Performing at Icehouse
“I am in awe of this season, how every room in nature becomes a funeral.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Sierra DeMulder, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.
Sierra’s book, WE SLEPT HERE, is now available!
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 George Abraham, Rudy Francisco, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, and our newest releases from L.E. Bowman & Patrick Roche!