“Some men will want to hold you like the answer. You are not the answer. You are not the problem.”
Congratulations to Sarah Kay on topping 2,000,000 views on this marvelous poem! Watch more videos from Sarah here and here!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, & our newest release from Blythe Baird!
Performing at the 2018 Get Lit Classic Slam.
“I am everything my mother never got the chance to be.”
Don’t miss this impressive poem from Mya Rigoli, performing during the 2018 Get Lit Words Ignite Classic Slam, the largest youth poetry tournament in Southern California. Order Get Lit Rising today at simonandschuster.com, and join the #LiteraryRiot at getlit.org.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, & our newest release from Blythe Baird!
2017 Button Poetry Video Contest.
“In the boiling summer of 1999, mom gave me the chancla for leaving the window open, she swore she saw a flock of dollar bills fly out the window and soar through the sky.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem by Karla Cordero, featured contestant from the 2017 Button Poetry Video Contest!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, & our newest release from Blythe Baird!
“I am trying to remember that sometimes people love us in ways we do not understand how to be loved.”
Don’t miss this impeccable poem from Blythe Baird, featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis.
Blythe’s newest book, IF MY BODY COULD SPEAK, is now available for pre-order!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, & our newest release from Andrea Gibson!
“My body is a burning home. Everyone wants out or they want a redeeming story about the arsonist.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Mary Lambert, & Ollie Schminkey! Congrats poets!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Hanif Abdurraqib, Donte Collins, Neil Hilborn, Andrea Gibson, & our newest release from Blythe Baird!
“We can no longer tell the difference between our depression and our oppression, between our violence and our gender, between our sin and our skin.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Alok Vaid-Menon, performing in Minneapolis, MN.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Olivia Gatwood, Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, & our newest release from Andrea Gibson!
“I’ve learned to accept apologies I’ve never received in order to love myself better.”
Don’t miss this stunning poem from Melinda Hernandez, performing at CUPSI 2018 in Philadelphia, PA.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Olivia Gatwood, Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, & our newest release from Andrea Gibson!
2017 Button Poetry Video Contest.
“No one knows you’re gay yet. Not even you, really.”
Don’t miss this brilliant poem by Jasmine Gardosi, featured contestant from the 2017 Button Poetry Video Contest!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Olivia Gatwood, Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, & our newest release from Andrea Gibson!
“‘That time of the month’ has about double the amount of syllables as ‘period.’”
Congratulations to Raych Jackson on topping 1,000,000 views on this phenomenal poem! Watch more videos from Raych here and here!
And while you’re here, make sure to check out our other books and merch as well, including our awesome t-shirts and posters, and books by Rudy Francisco, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!
Performing at the 2018 Get Lit Classic Slam.
“Apologies can never pull the bullets out of their backs.”
Don’t miss this impressive poem from Francis Rundle, performing during the 2018 Get Lit Words Ignite Classic Slam, the largest youth poetry tournament in Southern California. Order Get Lit Rising today at simonandschuster.com, and join the #LiteraryRiot at getlit.org.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, & our newest release from Andrea Gibson!
