Andy Warner – “A Love Letter To My Best Friend”

2017 Button Poetry Video Contest.

“Bipolar disorder is less like a coin, it’s less like two-face, it’s more like the middle of a traffic light at two am. It is less stop and go, more like slow. Like sometimes.”

Don’t miss this wonderful poem by Andy Warner, featured contestant in the 2017 Button Poetry Video Contest!

Stay tuned for more information about our 2018 Video Contest!

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Best of Button Week 173

“I did not know then that identities could be lost in translation.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Diksha Bijlani, & Neil Hilborn. Congrats poets!


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Phil Kaye – “Before the Internet”


Featuring at Honey.

“At nine years old I transform into things I’ve never been before: an astronaut floating in space, a hummingbird buzzing in place, a beam of August light, floating through the leaves.”

Don’t miss this amazing poem from Phil Kaye, featuring at Honey in Minneapolis.

Keep an eye out for Phil’s debut book, DATE & TIME, dropping on the Button press Fall 2018! Pre-order now available!


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Rachel Wiley – “My Whiteness Hits On Me In A Bar”


Featuring at Icehouse.
“You’re welcome for those eyes like your mother’s stolen sapphires when you could’ve had your father’s mud puddles.”
Don’t miss this wonderful poem from Rachel Wiley, featuring at her book release party at Icehouse in Minneapolis.


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Best of Button Week 172

“Our love is tragic. Our bodies are tragic. Our struggle is your selling point, your box-office bait, your elevator pitch.”

Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Kevin Kantor, & Steven Willis! 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, William Evans, & our newest release from Neil Hilborn!

Bao Phi – “Rolling Through a Four-Way” (Button Live)


Featuring at Button Poetry Live.

“Do I make myself as small of target as possible, as my people have learned to do in this country? Will it save me?”

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

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!