“I have enjoyed relearning you as you age. Every year unwraps a new layer.”
Sierra DeMulder, performing at the release show for her new book, Today Means Amen. Make sure to check out Sierra’s books and more in the Button Store!
Best of Button Week 57
“Would you have stayed with me, during the long walks home, to tell me there is no shame in my step?”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Alyesha Wise & a video from Motionpoems. Congratulations poets!
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Rachel Wiley – “10 Honest Thoughts on Being Loved by a Skinny Boy” (1 Million Views!)
“I say, ‘I am fat.’ He says, ‘no, you’re beautiful.’ I wonder why I cannot be both.”
Congratulations to Rachel Wiley on topping 1,000,000 views on YouTube! Check out more of her work here and here.
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Javon Johnson – “Building” (100K Views!)
“There are days when my heart feels like it’s swallowing itself, when the lonely feels like both the problem and the cure.”
Congratulations to Javon Johnson on topping 100,000 views on YouTube! Check out more of his work here and here.
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Best of Button Week 56
“They pray for you, while you prey on them.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the hottest recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Denice Frohamn, Guante & Motionpoems. Congratulations poets!
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Megan Falley – “Fat Girl” (250K Views!)
“Fat girl heard ‘Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels.’ Fat girl certain soul food tastes better than being thin feels.”
Congratulations to Megan Falley on topping 250,000 views on YouTube! See more of her work here and here.
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Charlotte Abotsi – “Mad Libs: Black Death Edition”
“Prosecutors announce the officers involved in the fatal [verb] of [Proper Noun] have not been indicted. The unarmed black [noun] was no angel. [Proper Noun] lay dead as the gravel refused to eat the body. This was the [number] civilian killing this year.”
Don’t miss this stunning poem from Charlotte Abotsi, performing at the 2016 Women of the World Poetry Slam in Brooklyn, NY.
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500,000 Subscribers + World Poetry Day Giveaway
It’s a huge day here at Button, as we just hit 500,000 subscribers on our YouTube channel! It’s also World Poetry Day. With all these reasons to celebrate, we’re doing a giveaway. Sign up for our email list below, and you’ll be entered into a raffle for a free Button Poetry book or shirt of your choice!
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Crystal Valentine – “Black Privilege” (500K views!)
“Black privilege is me having already memorized my nephew’s eulogy, my brother’s eulogy, my father’s eulogy, my unconceived child’s eulogy.”
Congratulations to Crystal Valentine on topping 500,000 views on YouTube! See more of her work here, here, and here.
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Best of Button Week 55
“Thank you for reminding me to appreciate the stillness when you’re gone.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the hottest recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Rebeca Mae & Alessandria Rhines. Congratulations poets!
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