Rudy Francisco – Ode to the Block Button

Performed at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN

“A reminder that sometimes, the best response is nothing at all, a blank screen that says ‘user not found.'”

Don’t miss this poem from Rudy Francisco, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN

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Rudy Francisco – A Series of Gentle Reminders

Performed at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN

“A closed fist can punch through a wall but you can’t fix the hole until you open your hands”

Don’t miss this poem from Rudy Francisco, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN

Get Rudy’s book, Excuse Me As I Kiss The Sky.

Rudy Francisco – Ode to Selfies

Performed at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN

“Months from now, I hope you stumble across the picture, and are ambushed by your own radiance.”

Don’t miss this poem from Rudy Francisco, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN

Get Rudy’s book, Excuse Me As I Kiss The Sky.

Best of Button – Week 11

““Love arrives exactly when love is supposed to, and love leaves exactly when love must.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Rudy Francisco,Cameron Dada, Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre, and Sam Sax! Congrats Poets!

Come back each week to see our newest and most popular videos.

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Matt Mason!

Rudy Francisco – Seventeen

Performed

“We are blurry silhouettes against the backdrop of everything popular, often wearing our skin like a costume of someone we didn’t feel comfortable pretending to be anyways.”

Don’t miss this poem from Rudy Francisco, performing

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Best of Button – Week 10

“Don’t we all need a little editing? Aren’t we all waiting to be read by someone, praying they will tell us that we make sense?”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Sarah Kay, Diamond Mason, Darius Simpson, Scout Bostley, Rudy Francisco, and Sierra DeMulder! Congrats Poets!

Come back each week to see our newest and most popular videos.

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, or check out our newest release from Matt Coonan!

Rudy Francisco – So my grandmother once told me…

Performed his poem “So my grandmother once told me…”

“Don’t we all need a little editing? Aren’t we all waiting to be read by someone, praying they will tell us that we make sense?”

Don’t miss this poem from Rudy Francisco, performing his poem “So my grandmother once told me…”

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