Best of Button – Week 4

“No named land will grow my brand of briar so now i belong to both culprit and casualty.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist. Today’s additions: Zach Goldberg, Erica Abbott, Rudy Francisco, and Sarah Kay! 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, Poetry By Chance, An Anthology of Poems Powered by Metaphor Dice!

Best of Button Week 394

“The Minister of Loneliness has abolished email. He is installing tin cans to every window sill with a piece of string to someone else’s window.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Sarah Kay! Congrats Poet!

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

Sarah Kay – “The Minister of Loneliness”

Performed at Gray Area

“The Minister of Loneliness has abolished email. He is installing tin cans to every window sill with a piece of string to someone else’s window.”

Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Sarah Kay, performing at Gray Area in San Francisco, CA

Get Sarah’s wonderful book, No Matter the Wreckage.

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Rudy Francisco, Rachel Wiley, Dave Harris, Omar Holmon, Ebony Stewart, Andrea Gibson, and our newest release from Darius Simpson!

Sarah Kay & Phil Kaye – “When Love Arrives” (5M Views!)

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

Congratulations to Sarah Kay & Phil Kaye on topping FIVE MILLION VIEWS on this phenomenal poem! Check out more from Sarah and Phil here and here.

Get Phil’s fantastic book, Date & Time.

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Hanif Abdurraqib, Michael Lee, L.E. Bowman, Raych Jackson, and our newest release from Topaz Winters!

Best of Button Week 389

“Color blooms through every city whether you see it or don’t, whether you seek it or don’t. So why not seek? Why not see? Why not ask yourself: Who am I looking for?”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Sarah Kay! Congrats Poet!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Dave Harris, George Abraham, Natasha T. Miller, Porsha Olayiwola, L.E. Bowman, Andrea Gibson, Rachel Wiley, and our newest release from Topaz Winters!

Sarah Kay – “Orange”

Performing at Gray Area

“Color blooms through every city whether you see it or don’t, whether you seek it or don’t. So why not seek? Why not see? Why not ask yourself: Who am I looking for?”

Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Sarah Kay, performing at Gray Area in San Francisco, CA

Get Sarah’s fantastic book, No Matter the Wreckage.

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Rudy Francisco, Rachel Wiley, Dave Harris, Porsha Olayiwola, Ebony Stewart, Andrea Gibson, and our newest release from Topaz Winters!

Best of Button Week 382

“In my dream, from somewhere down a hallway of locked doors, a voice asks, ‘What if you aren’t as bad as you suspect you are? What if you will never be as good as you ache?’”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Sarah Kay! Congrats Poet!

Want to be featured on Button? Submit to the 2022 Video Contest, open NOW – August 31!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Dave Harris, George Abraham, Natasha T. Miller, Porsha Olayiwola, L.E. Bowman, Andrea Gibson, Rachel Wiley, and our newest release from Topaz Winters!

Sarah Kay – “Unreliable”

Performing at Gray Area

“I slip single doses of myself into the pockets of everyone that I love, worried about serving sizes, hoping they do not sour once I’m gone.”

Don’t miss this amazing poem from Sarah Kay, performing at Gray Area in San Francisco, CA

Get Sarah’s fantastic book, No Matter the Wreckage.

Want to be featured on Button? Submit to the 2022 Video Contest! Submissions open NOW – August 31

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Rudy Francisco, Rachel Wiley, Dave Harris, Porsha Olayiwola, Ebony Stewart, Andrea Gibson, and our newest release from Topaz Winters!

Sarah Kay – “The Type” (3M Views!)

“It is hard to stop loving the ocean, even after it’s left you gasping, salty.”

Congratulations to Sarah Kay for topping 3,000,000 views on this stunning poem! Watch more from Sarah here and here.

Get Sarah’s fantastic book, No Matter the Wreckage.

Want to be featured on Button? Submit to the 2022 Video Contest – Submissions open from NOW until August 31!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Hanif Abdurraqib, Michael Lee, L.E. Bowman, Raych Jackson, and our newest release from Topaz Winters!

Sarah Kay – “Mrs. Ribeiro” (500K Views!)

“She made us wonder. She made us question. She made us proud of what we had learned.”

Congratulations to Sarah Kay for topping 500,000 views on this inspiring poem! Watch more from Sarah here and here.

Grab your copy of Sarah’s fantastic book, NO MATTER THE WRECKAGE, now available!

Check out the 2021 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest! Open NOW – 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, Dave Harris, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!