Steven Willis – “County Cousins”

Performed by Steven Willis

“All I can do is think about when we were kids, and how we used to play cops and robbers on the corner, and the pleasure I got each time my cousin was caught and placed in imaginary cuffs. But now…”

Don’t miss this powerful poem from Steven Willis, performing for #theoneactseries.

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Patrick Roche – “Retcon”

Performed by Patrick Roche

“I relearn the language of a smile and I think of what a luxury it would be to erase or reset at the stroke of a pen.”

Don’t miss this great poem from Patrick Roche, performed and recorded in his home.

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Blythe Baird – “The Kindest Thing She Almost Did” (500K Views!)

“When she tells me that she loves me and that she has a lying problem on the same day, I know I am completely and utterly fucked.”

Congratulations to Blythe Baird for topping 500,000 views on this incredible poem! Watch more from Blythe here and here.

Blythe’s stunning book, If My Body Could Speak is now available!

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Alex tha Great – “When Black Privilege & White Privilege Collide”

Performing at WoWPS 2020

“Tales from a Black woman working in higher ed…”

Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Alex tha Great, performing at WoWPS 2020 in Dallas, TX.

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Adam Falkner – “My Grandma Calls Me Barack”

Performing at Honey

“I tell her the White House is nice, but it is a lot of responsibility. I’m going completely gray as you have probably seen.”

Don’t miss this great poem from Adam Falkner, performing at Honey in Minneapolis, MN.

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Best of Button Week 362

“The men in my family love to say ‘not all men,’ but why is it all women, then?”

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

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Michael Mlekoday – “The Night the Murderous Cop Was Not Charged”

Performing at the Button Studio

“I choose to believe everything matters. I don’t understand how we live here. We hardly do.”

Don’t miss this powerful poem from Michael Mlekoday, performing at the Button Studio in Minneapolis, MN.

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Raquel Perry – “Black Mother’s Ache”

2021 Button Poetry Video Contest

“I will never know the Black mother’s ache, but I could imagine it tastes like a bitter fruit.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem from Raquel Perry, a Category Winner of the 2021 Button Poetry Video Contest!

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Andrea Gibson – “Note To the Stranger Six Feet Away”

Performing in Longmont, CO

“There was never not a bridge from your chest to mine. My heartbeat was always the sound of your feet walking towards me.”

Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Andrea Gibson, performing in Longmont, CO.

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