“Loneliness is my specialty, like trembling is that of an earthquake, or how a closet is supposed to hide all the right parts of me.”
Congratulations to Iain Kohn on topping 100,000 views on this excellent poem! You can check out more of Iain’s work here.
And while you’re here, make sure to check out our books and merch as well, including our awesome t-shirts and poster and new books by Jacqui Germain and Hanif Abdurraqib!
Performing at WOWPS 2016.
“You choose to mistake her weight for weakness,
and she chooses not to kill you.”
Don’t miss this excellent poem from Beck Cooper, performing at the 2016 Women of the World Poetry Slam in Brooklyn, NY. You can check out more of Beck’s work here and here.
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Performing at Art Share LA
“Watch as I press my lips to your neck
and fade from my baby pictures.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Hanif Abdurraqib, performing at the Button Poetry/YesYes Books showcase at AWP 2016 in Los Angeles. Hanif’s brilliant debut book, The Crown Ain’t Worth Much, is available now.
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“And Grandpa, he’s got it too. I never correct him when he gets my name wrong. At least I remind him of someone, right?”
Congratulations to Marvin Hodges on topping 100,000 views on this incredible poem! You can check out more of Marvin’s work here and here.
And while you’re here, make sure to check out our books and merch as well, including our awesome t-shirts and poster and new books by Jacqui Germain and Hanif Abdurraqib!
Performing at Rustbelt 2016.
“This trauma be gravity. This trauma be a magnetic field my body orbits around like a compass.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Paul Tran, performing at the 2016 Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam in Colubus, OH. You can check out more of Paul’s work here.
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“Paradise is a world where everything is a sanctuary and nothing is a gun.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Danez Smith, Blythe Baird & Taylor Seaberg. Congratulations poets!
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Performing at Rustbelt 2016.
“I wonder what they found when they cut him open. Wings, I bet.
I bet they found wings.”
Don’t miss this stunning poem from Sam Sax, performing at the 2016 Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam in Columbus, OH. You can check out more of Sam’s work in his brilliant book, A Guide to Undressing Your Monsters. Watch more of Sam’s videos here, here and here.
Head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including Button t-shirts in both female and unisex cuts, and books and more by many of your favorite Button artists.
Performing at Art Share LA.
“All of my poems are collection plates. I fill & fill & fill & fill.
I have yet to come up empty.”
Don’t miss this beautiful poem from Yesika Salgado, performing at Art Share LA. You can check out more of Yesika’s videos here and here.
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“He wants my friends and family to forget my name,
only remember his.”
Congratulations to Dan Roman on topping 250,000 views on this brilliant poem!
And while you’re here, make sure to check out the rest of our books and merch as well, including our awesome t-shirts and poster and new books by Jacqui Germain and Hanif Abdurraqib!
Performing at WOWPS 2016.
“The only time he was asked to put his hands up was to show us how he looks when he pretends he’s flying.”
Don’t miss this beautiful poem from Ebony Stewart, performing at the 2016 Women of the World Poetry Slam in Brooklyn, NY. You can check out more of Ebony’s work here and here.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including Button t-shirts in both female and unisex cuts, and books and more by many of your favorite Button artists.