Performing at Rustbelt 2019
“I’m sorry you are so full of hate and gas station hotdogs. I’m sorry you are the gas station hotdog of people.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Lalli Mangum, performing at Rustbelt 2019 in St. Louis, MO.
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Filmed by Motionpoems
“I think of how when he tries to hold my hand sometimes, I pull away and now because I don’t love him.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Tianna Clark, filmed by Motionpoems.
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“She thought I was once a great beast that had been neutered down to civility.”
Don’t miss this magnificent poem from William Evans, performing at The Amp Room in San Antonio, TX for AWP 2020. Make sure to grab a copy of William’s book, STILL CAN’T DO MY DAUGHTER’S HAIR.
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Performing at Rustbelt 2018
“My mama so magic, unicorns chose not to exist when they heard she was comin’.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Siaara Freeman, performing at Rustbelt 2018 in Detroit, MI.
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Featuring at Icehouse.
“I learned very early that ghosts are not just the disembodied spirits of the dead.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Guante, featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.
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Performing at IWPS 2019
“I can see so many shattered pieces of my culture, scattered all over your existence.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Dr. TJ, performing at IWPS 2019 in San Diego, Ca.
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“I might have wished you more honest, but then what would we have had in common?”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Brenna Twohy! Congrats Poet!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Rudy Francisco, Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, & our newest release from Javon Johnson!
Storytellers VII.
“We only want to go where we can shine and become nothing but our names.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Aman Batra, performing at Storytellers VII in Miami Lakes, FL.
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The Ill List 2014
“There are days when my heart feels like it’s swallowing itself, when the lonely feels like both the problem and the cure.”
Don’t miss this moving poem from Javon Johnson, performing at The Ill List 2014 in Modesto, CA.
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Performing at Button Poetry Live
“The heat was its own kind of music.”
Don’t miss this great poem from Denice Frohman, performing at Button Poetry Live.
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Michael Lee, Blythe Baird, Raych Jackson, & our newest releases from Bianca Phipps & Rachel Wiley!
