Andres Gomez and Andres Perez – “Mom Is Never Wrong”

Performing at the 2018 Get Lit Classic Slam.

“I don’t have to translate my native language to satisfy your needs, because you never worry about our needs.”

Don’t miss this amazing poem from Andres Gomez and Andres Perez, 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.

Send us your poetry! 2018 Chapbook Contest is open Now – January 15th, 2019! Submit Here!

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!

Rachel Wiley – “A Letter To My Cat Exploring My Impending Spinsterhood”


Featuring at Button Poetry Live.

“My ego really likes the way that you hate basically everybody except me. There are days that I hate basically everybody except you.”

Don’t miss this wonderful poem from Rachel Wiley, featuring at Button Poetry Live.


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Send us your poetry! 2018 Chapbook Contest is open Now – January, 15th, 2019! Submit Here!

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!

Kaveh Akbar – “Every Drunk Wants to Die Sober It’s How We Beat The Game”


Performing at Inside Voices.

“Let me now be calm for one fucking second, let me be open to revision.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem from Kaveh Akbar, performing at Inside Voices.

Send us your poetry! 2018 Chapbook Contest is open Now – January, 15th, 2019! Submit Here!

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!

Kofi Dadzie – “Black Don’t Crack”


Performing at CUPSI 2018.

“In high school my Black was looked at like a cheat code: Say my Black make me run faster, my Black makes me jump higher, my Black makes me rap good.”

Don’t miss this amazing poem from Kofi Dadzie, performing at CUPSI 2018 in Philadelphia, PA.

Send us your poetry! 2018 Chapbook Contest is open Now – January, 15th, 2019! Submit Here!

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!

Blythe Baird – “I Lose My Voice During Sex”


Featuring at Icehouse.

“I do not feel entitled to ask for what I want; I don’t even know what I want.”

Don’t miss this powerful poem from Blythe Baird, featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis.

Blythe’s forthcoming book, IF MY BODY COULD SPEAK (Feb 2019), is now available for pre-order!


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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!

Eliza Hope Duran – “My Unapology”

Performing at the 2018 Get Lit Classic Slam.

“Ever since I came out, my dad thinks all of my friends are my girlfriend.”

Don’t miss this magnificent poem from Eliza Hope Duran, 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.

Send us your poetry! 2018 Chapbook Contest is open Now – January 15th, 2019! Submit Here!

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!

Sarah Kay – “Mrs. Ribeiro” (250K Views!)

“She made us wonder. She made us question. She made us proud of what we had learned.”

Congratulations to Sarah Kay on topping 250,000 views on this marvelous poem! Watch more videos from Sarah here and here!



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Best of Button Week 197

“Here’s to the root work, to building a house of cards on a moving train, to giving ourselves a second chance to be amazed by the stillness of our hands and the length of our temper.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Mila Cuda & Sarah Nwafor, Desireé Dallagiacomo, & Muna Abdulahi! Congrats poets!

Desireé’s forthcoming book, SINK, is now available for pre-order!


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While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Hanif Abdurraqib, Donte Collins, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Neil Hilborn, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!

Marieka Turner – “Debt”


Performing at CUPSI 2018.

“Pills and alcohol go together like bullets and a gun.”

Don’t miss this astonishing poem from Marieka Turner, performing at CUPSI 2018 in Philadelphia, PA.

Send us your poetry! 2018 Chapbook Contest is open Now – January, 15th, 2019! Submit Here!

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!

Andrea Gibson – “Boomerang Valentine”


Featuring at Westcott Theater.

“My friend musters every bit of New Age jargon she can fit onto her tongue and says, ‘What if you are the love of your life?’ I think, ‘Oh my god, I hope that’s not true,’ because I am absolutely not my type.”

Don’t miss this breathtaking poem from Andrea Gibson, featuring at Westcott Theater in Syracuse, NY.

Make sure to check out Andrea’s book, LORD OF THE BUTTERFLIES, NOW AVAILABLE!


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While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, Hanif Abdurraqib, Donte Collins, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, & our newest release from Phil Kaye!