Featuring at Button Poetry Live.
“White liberals be like #BlackLivesMatter, then they swing their dreads.”
Don’t miss this great 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!
Performing at Storytellers VIII.
“I met an 11-year-old gang member in the South Bronx who carries a semi-automatic weapon to study hall so he can make it home, and you want me to censor my language.”
Don’t miss this awesome poem from Carlos Andrés Gómez, performing at Storytellers VIII.
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 Jared Singer & Adam Falkner!
“What says sweet romance quite like a vaginal cleansing wipe?”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Nora Cooper, Jared Singer, & Phil Kaye! Congrats Poets!
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, Brenna Twohy, & our newest release from Adam Falkner!
Performing at Button Poetry Live.
“Little know fact: speech impediments can be caused by psychological trauma. Every person in my family carries a speech impediment like a heirloom.”
Don’t miss this amazing poem from Crystal Valentine, 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 Jared Singer & Adam Falkner!
Featuring at Icehouse
“Laughter is all we have left.”
Don’t miss this incredible poem from Michael Lee, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis.
Grab your copy of Michael’s powerful book, THE ONLY WORLDS WE KNOW , now available!
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 Jared Singer & Adam Falkner!
“In the past, I’ve apologized for my size with silence.”
Congratulations to Yesika Salgado for topping 250,000 views on this powerful poem! Watch more LA Poetryhere.
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 Jared Singer & Adam Falkner!
Performing at Rustbelt 2018.
“I loved you and you only loved the idea of loving me.”
Don’t miss this magnificent poem from Ajanae Dawkins , performing at Rustbelt 2018 in Detroit, MI.
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 Jared Singer & Adam Falkner!
Performing at IWPS 2019.
“When a police officer pulls me over, I can hear the syntax in his step. When he says the word ‘boy,’ it sounds like quotation marks. When he exercises his authority, I find myself sitting in slang, waiting for this grammar policeman to sentence me to a period or leave me in fragments.”
Don’t miss this powerful poem from Jahman Hill, performing at IWPS 2019 in San Diego, CA.
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 Jared Singer & Adam Falkner!
“That boy believes his loneliness is your responsibility.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Blythe Baird, Steven Willis, & Rachel Wiley. Congrats Poets!
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, Brenna Twohy, & our newest release from Adam Falkner!
Featuring at Honey.
“I don’t understand how people can say the word ‘heaven’ like it isn’t a swear word.”
Don’t miss this fantastic poem from Brenna Twohy, featuring at Honey in Minneapolis.
Brenna’s book, SWALLOWTAIL, is now available!
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 Jared Singer & Porsha Olayiwola!