“Sometimes, I look up at the night sky and it reminds me that people and planets aren’t so different. We all have an orbit, our energy decides what comes into our atmosphere.We all have our own gravity.”

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Performed at IWPS 2015

“Even while being eaten my pussy has an appetite”

Don’t miss this poem from Porsha Olayiwola, performing at IWPS 2015

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“As a boy, my father once trained a crow to return nightly to the porch. I tried to train my memory the same way.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Porsha Olayiwola and Blythe Baird! Congrats Poets!

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Performed at IWPS 2015 in Washington, D.C.

“Mouth stay steady, ready to pop off at anything that pop off my tongue.”

Don’t miss this poem from Porsha Olayiwola, performing at IWPS 2015 in Washington, D.C.

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“Love arrives exactly when love is supposed to. And love leaves exactly when love must. When love arrives, say, Welcome, make yourself comfortable. If love leaves, ask her to leave the door open behind her. Turn off the music, listen to the quiet. Whisper, Thank you for stopping by.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Porsha Olayiwola, Alexis Wolfe, Alex tha Great, RJ Walker, and Blythe Baird ! Congrats Poets!

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Performed LIVE @ Button Poetry

“Everything that we think is shining is actually burning.”

Don’t miss this poem from Porsha Olayiwola, performing LIVE @ Button Poetry

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“I’ve heard sharks followed slave ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean, trailing black bodies thrown overboard.”

Congratulations to Porsha Olayiwola for topping 250,000 views on this powerful poem! Watch more from Porsha here and here.

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