“Tales from a Black woman working in higher ed…”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Alex tha Great! Congrats Poet!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Ollie Schminkey, Andrea Gibson, Natasha T. Miller, Porsha Olayiwola, L.E. Bowman, Javon Johnson, Kevin Kantor, and our newest release from Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre!
Performing at Main Street Players
“I see God in everybody, and usually I will take God home at the end of the night. He is always beautiful and we will find God together, and God damn it they cannot tell us that we are wrong, but they are still telling us that we are not right.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Chibbi, performing at Main Street Players in Hialeah, FL.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, Javon Johnson, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, and our newest release from Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre!
2021 Button Poetry Video Contest
“Did you know we could be heroes too? Scratch that. We are the heroines. And we have a story of our own. Stories that must be told.”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Ayushi Agarwal & Bhumika Billa, Runners-Up from the 2021 Button Poetry Video Contest!
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, Blythe Baird, Andrea Gibson, and our newest release from Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre!
Performing at Icehouse
“You can go home but it won’t feel like here. You might live here, but it’ll never feel like home.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Neil Hilborn, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.
Neil’s outstanding book, The Future is now available!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Rudy Francisco, Ebony Stewart, Dave Harris, Porsha Olayiwola, Blythe Baird, Rachel Wiley, and our newest release from Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre!
“I have no problem with my body, just the things everyone else seems to assign to it.”
Congratulations to Ashe Vernon for topping 100,000 views on this amazing poem! Watch more from the Women of the World Poetry Slam here.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Andrea Gibson, Phil Kaye, Ebony Stewart, Omar Holmon, Blythe Baird, Rachel Wiley, and our newest release from Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre!
Performing at WoWPS 2020
“I think the opposite of gravity is love, is not weighing others down with your expectations.”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Carlynn Newhouse, performing at WoWPS 2020 in Dallas, TX.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, Javon Johnson, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, and our newest release from Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre!
Performing at the Historic Victory Grill
“Hold me down long enough and I’ll figure out how to turn these chains into a crown.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Ebony Stewart, performing at the Historic Victory Grill in Austin, TX.
Ebony’s spectacular book, BloodFresh is now available!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Rudy Francisco, Neil Hilborn, Dave Harris, Porsha Olayiwola, Blythe Baird, Rachel Wiley, and our newest release from Ebony Stewart!
“If I cannot embarrass myself around you, then I don’t want to love you either.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Jael Benjamin! Congrats Poet!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Ollie Schminkey, Andrea Gibson, Natasha T. Miller, Porsha Olayiwola, L.E. Bowman, Javon Johnson, Kevin Kantor, and our newest release from Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre!
Performing at Park Square Theatre
“How many hours do I have to sleep before I fully recover? What does rest look like when your body hasn’t caught a break since the world formed?”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Jessi-Alex Brandon, performing at Park Square Theatre in Saint Paul, MN.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, Javon Johnson, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, and our newest release from Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre!
Performing at Rustbelt 2019
“This is what you might call a miracle: God cut through the world’s belly to drive our people into it, the angel of death hovering above us as we left our enemies behind.”
Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Zach Goldberg, performing at Rustbelt 2019 in St. Louis, MO.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, Javon Johnson, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, and our newest release from Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre!