Performing at Amsterdam Bar & Hall.
“I stand in the middle of a field and pretend to pray, I chicken out halfway to belief.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St. Paul, MN.
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Performing at Icehouse.
“All the ocean knows is to welcome and contain; name every inhabitant a prayer.”
Don’t miss this beautiful poem from Khary Jackson, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.
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“Like good poems, teenage girls are sharp. Our wit cuts deeply like the scissors we use to cut crop tops out of everything and anything.”
Congratulations to Sophie Priceman for topping 100,000 views on this powerful poem! Watch more videos from the Get Lit Classic Slam here!
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2018 Button Poetry Video Contest.
“Cut down my wings and I will grow them again.”
Don’t miss this breathtaking poem by Sharyl, a selection from the 2018 Button Poetry Video Contest!
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Featuring at Icehouse.
“I do not know what children with fathers dream about, what they long for if not for someone with their same face to tuck them in at night. What do they think of with all that time on their hands?”
Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Desireé Dallagiacomo, featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.
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“My religion makes my breath smell too much like gunpowder.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Isha Camara, Andrea Gibson, Shane Hawley, Ry Irene! Congrats Poets!
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Featuring at Button Poetry Live.
“I could tell you about the many universes in which bad things happen to people other than the people you love.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Franny Choi, featuring at Button Poetry Live.
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Performing at Inside Voices.
“I regret every drink I never took.”
Don’t miss this remarkable poem from Kaveh Akbar, performing at Inside Voices.
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“My name wasn’t given to me. It was given to the rest of the country.”
Congratulations to Pages Matam, Elizabeth Acevedo, & G. Yamazawa for topping 100,000 views on this powerful poem! Watch more videos from the 2014 Beltway Poetry Slam Team here!
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Performing at the 2017 Rustbelt Poetry Festival.
“We never saw anyone who looked like us and didn’t try to hide where they were from.”
Don’t miss this sensational poem by Amir Safi, performing at the 2017 Rustbelt Poetry Festival. Want to have your video featured on Button Poetry? Video submissions are open NOW, August 1st – September 15th!
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