“I don’t like closets, but you made the living room an unshared space and now I’m feeling like a guest in my own house.”
Congratulations to Denice Frohman on topping 2,000,000 views on YouTube! It’s been just over three years since this poem became the first viral video on the Button channel. Check out more of Denice’s work here and here.
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“Amanda says ‘it’s lit,’ and a million hands snap in Z formation. I say ‘it’s lit,’ and I find myself burning at the stake.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Taylor Steele, Sarah Ogutu & Thadra Sheridan. Congratulations poets!
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“If you develop an eating disorder when you are already thin to begin with, you to go the hospital. If you develop an eating disorder when you are not thin to begin with, you are a success story.”
Congratulations to Blythe Baird on reaching 500,000 views on her poem! Check out more of Blythe’s work here and here.
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“A dead dog is a hero. A dead lion is a hero. A cloned sheep is a miracle. A dead child is a tragedy, depending on the color, the nation, the occupation or non-occupation of the parents.”
Check out this incredible poem from Danez Smith. And don’t miss his book, Black Movie, available now in our store!
“I’m afraid we’ve reached the capacity of this poem. This list is too long; it’s getting crowded.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Tanesha Nicole & Casandra Faith. Congratulations poets!
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“Sometimes I want to kill my uncle for being a more miserable drunk than I was. Sometimes I want him to die already so I can write about it. Sometimes I, too, want to be a poem.”
Congratulations to Michael Lee on reaching 100,000 views for his poem. Check out more from Michael here and here.
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“I’m saying I will never again hold her fear against my own, that she will never know fear again.”
Check out this incredible poem from Rachel McKibbens, performing as the feature at Button Poetry Live, January 2016. Minnesota: Don’t miss the next Button Poetry Live show, May 2nd feat. Hanif Abdurraqib!
“I’m so sad, a bird flew into me thinking I was a glass door.”
Congratulations to Sara Brickman on topping 100,000 views on YouTube with this hilarious and moving poem! Check out more of her work here.
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“I came out to my parents as sick the same way I came out as queer: I didn’t.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Charlotte Abotsi & Erin Schick. Congratulations poets!
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“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!