Best of 2018 #7: Bianca Phipps – “When the Boy Says He Loves My Body”

Best of 2018 #7: Bianca Phipps – “When the Boy Says He Loves My Body”

“When the boy says he loves my body, but does not say he loves me, I let him.”

Heading into the new year, we’ll be counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2018! Coming in seventh on the list, “When the Boy Says He Loves My Body” by Bianca Phipps. Congratulations Bianca!

Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views. Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel.



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Best of 2018 #8: Sienna Burnett – “Lunch”

Best of 2018 #8: Sienna Burnett – “Lunch”

“I’m not a thief. If I really stole something from him, it would had to have been a lot more violent. It’s not like I used force. It was sitting right there, so I took it.”

Heading into the new year, we’ll be counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2018! Coming in eighth on the list, “Lunch” by Sienna Burnett. Congratulations Sienna!

Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views. Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel.



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!

Best of 2018 #9: Sabrina Benaim – “What I Told the Doctor, the Second Time”

Best of 2018 #9: Sabrina Benaim – “What I Told the Doctor, the Second Time”

“Everything is in slow motion again.”

Heading into the new year, we’ll be counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2018! Coming in ninth on the list, “What I Told the Doctor, the Second Time” by Sabrina Benaim . Congratulations Sabrina!

Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views. Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel.


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Best of 2018 #10: Julissa Emile – “Tropical Depression”

Best of 2018 #10: Julissa Emile – “Tropical Depression”

“Maybe the women of my family are hurricanes, and maybe hurricane is just a name that man gave to mother nature’s reclamation of herself.”

Heading into the new year, we’ll be counting down the top-viewed videos on Button from 2018! Coming in tenth on the list, “Tropical Depression” by Julissa Emile. Congratulations Julissa!

Note: This countdown list only covers a small fraction of the brilliant artists who let us share their work on our channel this year, and is by no means a definitive list of the “best” poems, simply the ones that got the most views. Take some time and check out more from the past year on our channel.



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!

Spencer Brownstein – “The Dead Ride Shotgun”


Performing at Amsterdam Bar and Hall.

“I don’t think there’s any difference between being alive and being a hearse. We all must carry the dead inside of us.”

Don’t miss this awesome poem from Spencer Brownstein, performing at Amsterdam Bar and Hall in St. Paul, MN.

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!

Muna Abdulahi – “Daughter of Intersectionality” (Button Live)


Performing at Button Poetry Live.

“I am a daughter who has not yet met her motherland.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem from Muna Abdulahi, performing at Button Poetry Live.

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!

Best of Button Week 195

“I know that telling someone is a fight within itself. It’s like being swallowed all over again when someone refuses to help. So I see you, and I believe you.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Shasparay, & RJ Walker! 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, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, and our newest release from Andrea Gibson!

New York University CUPSI Team – “Dance As Resistance”


Performing at CUPSI 2018.

“These hips were holy long before any man touched them.”

Don’t miss this remarkable poem from the New York University CUPSI Team, 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!

Phil Kaye – “Beginning, Middle & End”


Featuring at Icehouse.

“I know, the nights we shatter hourglasses to fall asleep. The afternoons we take photographs of our own shadows just to prove that we left a mark.”

Don’t miss this marvelous poem from Phil Kaye, featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis. Don’t miss Phil’s debut book, DATE & TIME, 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 Andrea Gibson!

A.M. Pressman – “Eat Your Heart Out”


Performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival.

“I want to be the prettiest meal at my funeral.”

Don’t miss this extraordinary poem from A.M. Pressman, performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival in Detroit, MI.

Send us your poetry! 2018 Chapbook Contest is NOW OPEN! 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!