“My body wears your fingerprints like a home address.”
Don’t miss this beautiful poem from Sabrina Benaim, featuring at Amsterdam Bar and Hall in St. Paul, MN. Get your copy of Sabrina’s book, DEPRESSION & OTHER MAGIC TRICKS.
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“I have a few happy friends. I ask them about being happy the same way my high school friends ask me about being gay, ‘So, what do you people do exactly? How do you do IT?’”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Andrea Gibson, Jared Singer, & Adrienne Novy! Congrats poets!
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“Today, I am not who I thought I would be, but I am not my fear. Amen.”
Don’t miss this beautiful poem from Janae Johnson, featuring at Button Poetry Live.
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“Is the thought of me dating the quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts that much more believable than me dating a woman?”
Don’t miss this remarkable poem from Amulya Yerrapotu, performing at CUPSI 2018 in Philadelphia, PA.
Send us your poetry! 2018 Chapbook Contest is open Now – January, 15th, 2019! Submit Here!
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“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 incredible poem from Shasparay, featuring at Button Poetry Live.
Send us your poetry! 2018 Chapbook Contest is open Now – January, 15th, 2019! Submit Here!
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“If you break her heart, I will hear it snap with the ear I pressed against her mother’s belly.”
Congratulations to Jesse Parent on topping 4,000,000 views on this remarkable poem! Watch more videos from Jesse here and here!
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Performing at the 2018 Get Lit Classic Slam.
“We are the breath before the verse.”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Mady Park, 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!
“To the hipster couple spooning in the corner booth: Put your fucking shoes on, this is not your living room.”
Don’t miss this hilarious poem from Shane Hawley, performing in Minnesota.
Make sure to check out Shane’s phenomenal new book, ABC Death, a picture-book for the entire family!
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“She says, ‘See? Don’t you feel better?’ And she does not know that I tried to drown myself accidentally on purpose for the second time today.”
Don’t miss this remarkable poem from RJ Walker, performing at Button Poetry Live.
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!
“Ain’t a lion still a lion without his mane?”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Raych Jackson, Sophie Priceman, & Neil Hilborn! 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!
