Asia Samson – “Bathtub”

2017 Button Poetry Video Contest.

“He knows how to love because he is loved. I pray every child could be as lucky.”

Don’t miss this remarkable poem by Asia Samson, featured contestant in the 2017 Button Poetry Video Contest!

Check out our 2018 Video Contest, Open NOW – August 31st 2018! Submit Here!

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Best of Button Week 179

“For a moment, we are together again, two aliens trying to find home, and then you leave, and I ask questions to an empty room.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Phil Kaye, Blythe Baird, and Arianna Giorgio. Congrats poets!

Want to be featured on Button Poetry? Check out our 2018 Video Contest, OPEN NOW – August 31st 2018!

Keep an eye out for Phil’s debut book, DATE & TIME, dropping 9/18 on the Button press! Pre-order now available!


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Rudy Francisco – “Ouch”


Featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis.

“At this age, my body is a stranger that I keep meeting over and over again.”

Don’t miss this wonderful poem from Rudy Francisco, featuring at his book release party at Icehouse in Minneapolis. Get your copy of Rudy’s book, HELIUM.


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Rachel Wiley – “Horoscope For The Premature Scorpio”


Featuring at Icehouse.
“Stop mourning. He will never be over you. He will be ungrateful and distracted but he will never have it so good. Karma, it’s petty that way.”
Don’t miss this remarkable poem from Rachel Wiley, featuring at her book release party at Icehouse in Minneapolis.


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Alysia Harris – “This Woman” (100K Views!)

“I marched through my own heart armed with nothing and came out the other side.”

Congratulations to Alysia Harris on topping 100,000 views on this remarkable poem! Watch more videos from Alysia here and here!



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Jesse Parent – “The Parts of Her That Matter”


Performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival.

“When we had to tell our kids that my wife had cancer, my eldest son held it together, made it into math. My daughter shattered like a slipped and soapy plate, but my youngest, the eight-year-old, went silent as sleep, eyes wide and wet.”

Don’t miss this magnificent poem from Jesse Parent, performing at the 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Festival in Detroit, MI.

Want to be featured on Button? Check out our 2018 Video Contest, open now, August 1st – August 31st 2018!



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Bao Phi – “Mouse” (Button Live)


Featuring at Button Poetry Live.

“Am I a good dad, or a bad dad? Am I beautiful or not? Am I good overall or bad overall? Am I useful or not? A bad poet or a good poet? Do I deserve to be alive or not?”

Don’t miss this phenomenal poem from Bao Phi featuring at Button Poetry Live.

Want to be featured on Button? Check out our 2018 Video Contest, open now, August 1st – August 31st 2018!

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, & our newest release from Neil Hilborn!

Janae Johnson – “Ode to my Ripped Pants” (Button Live)


Featuring at Button Poetry Live.

“I tried to be obedient once, and I liked being a poet a little bit more.”

Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Janae Johnson, featuring at Button Poetry Live.

Want to be featured on Button? Check out our 2018 Video Contest, open now, August 1st – August 31st 2018!

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Best of Button Week 178

“I stay quiet when he talks about hunting. I stay quiet when he talks about Muslims, immigrants, queers, as if I am not one of them. As if I am not all of them. As if my silence can buy me safety.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: A.M. Pressman, & RJ Walker. Congrats poets!

Want to be featured on Button Poetry? Check out our 2018 Video Contest, OPEN NOW, August 1st – August 31st 2018!

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, William Evans, and our newest release from Neil Hilborn!

Kenny Ngo – “A Prayer for Absence”

Performing at Inside Voices.

“To fill the space left by my grandfather, my mother places a plate on the table.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem by Kenny Ngo, performing for Inside Voices at Honey in Minneapolis.

Want to be featured on Button? Check out our 2018 Video Contest, open now, August 1st – August 31st 2018!

While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Donte Collins, Sabrina Benaim, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Rudy Francisco, & our newest release from Neil Hilborn!