“I think a lot about toxic masculinity and how no one talks about the kind of sexual agency we place on young boys.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Daniel! Congrats Poet!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, & our newest release from Omar Holmon!
Featuring at Button Poetry Live.
“Before I leave my home, I remove my skin. I pull the nude zipper from under my chin down to my waist.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Porsha Olayiwola, featuring at Button Poetry Live.
Get your copy of Porsha’s debut book, I SHIMMER SOMETIMES, TOO, now available to order!
“The way I got here wasn’t learning about me and my culture. The way I got here was learning about you and your culture.”
Congratulations to Muna Abdulahi for topping 250,000 views on this amazing poem! Watch more from Button Poetry Live here.
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 Omar Holmon & Kerrin McCadden!
Featuring at Icehouse.
“Now I understand that the odd head I’ve lived with isn’t the result of genetics. It’s a wound. How little I knew of all my father’s hands could do.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Dave Harris, featuring at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.
Dave’s debut book, PATRICIDE, is now available to order!
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 Kerrin McCadden & George Abraham!
From SlamFind.
“Judaism technically has six genders that we still don’t know where we are supposed to fit.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Kay Kassirer.
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 Kerrin McCadden & George Abraham!
A Poetry Film
“Today, I’m reciting a poem about a language in a language that I can’t call my own.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Aryaana Khan.
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 Kerrin McCadden & George Abraham!
Rustbelt 2019
“Meanwhile in Middle-Earth, me and my niggas tying bandanas around the horns of our unicorns.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Omar Holmon, performing at Rustbelt 2019 in St. Louis, MO.
Grab your copy of Omar’s incredible book, WE WERE ALL SOMEONE ELSE YESTERDAY, now available to order!
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 George Abraham & Kerrin McCadden!
“I don’t have to be sorry for choosing myself.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s addition: Sabrina Benaim! Congrats Poet!
While you’re here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, Andrea Gibson, Blythe Baird, & our newest releases from Kerrin McCadden, & George Abraham!
Performing at Rustbelt 2019.
“We, the proof of our grandmother’s blessings. We, the evidence that the prayers of the righteous avail as much.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Steven Willis, performing at Rustbelt 2019 in St. Louis, MO.
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 Kerrin McCadden & George Abraham!
Featuring at Honey.
“Every man I’ve held with palm was once capable of breaking me because we lost our countries before we lost our bodies.”
Don’t miss this great poem from George Abraham, performing at Honey in Minneapolis, MN.
Get your copy of George Abraham debut book, BIRTHRIGHT, now available to order!
