Button Poetry is committed to developing a coherent and effective system of production, distribution, promotion and fundraising for spoken word and performance poetry.
We seek to showcase the power and diversity of voices in our community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.
Button Poetry is committed to developing a coherent and effective system of production, distribution, promotion and fundraising for spoken word and performance poetry.
We seek to showcase the power and diversity of voices in our community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Selena Rose - Purpose of TearsButton Poetry2024-10-17 | Selena Rose, performing at WoWPS 2023 in Baltimore, MD.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.What Rudy Francisco Wishes He Knew as a Kid!Button Poetry2024-10-15 | Rudy Francisco - Throughout Most of My Childhood from I'll Fly Away
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Neil Hilborn An Ode to the Gaslight Anthem, Ending in Hospital BillsButton Poetry2024-10-15 | Subscribe for more more spoken word and performance poems: bit.ly/buttonpoetry
Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Elle Hope - God Bless AmericaButton Poetry2024-10-14 | 2024 Video Contest Finalist
Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Patrick Roche - 40 Love Letters: A Young Queer Boys Chronology After Jeanann VerleeButton Poetry2024-10-13 | Get Patrick's book, A SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE BREAKDOWN: http://bit.ly/rochebreakdown Subscribe for more more spoken word and performance poems: bit.ly/buttonpoetry
Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Stone - Dear ArtemesiaButton Poetry2024-10-13 | 2024 Video Contest Finalist
Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Nathaniel Lloyd Richards - Ode To Black WomenButton Poetry2024-10-12 | 2024 Video Contest International Submitters Winner
Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Ariana Lee - Mo Li HuaButton Poetry2024-10-11 | 2024 Video Contest Emerging Writers Winner
Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Steven Willis - A Scolding for the Brother, DylannButton Poetry2024-10-10 | Get Steven's book, A PECULIAR PEOPLE: bit.ly/apeculiarpeople Subscribe for more more spoken word and performance poems: bit.ly/buttonpoetry
Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Vanessa Chica Ferreira & Rebeca Lois Lucret - We Can Never Be SmallButton Poetry2024-10-10 | 2024 Video Contest Runner-Up
Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Kelsey L. Smoot - A Litany For Arrival - After Audre LordeButton Poetry2024-10-09 | 2024 Video Contest Grand Champion
Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.2024 Video Contest WinnersButton Poetry2024-10-08 | Subscribe for more more spoken word and performance poems: bit.ly/buttonpoetry
Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Rudy Francisco - What i know is thisButton Poetry2024-10-07 | Rudy Francisco - What i know is this
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Najya Williams - Sweet ToothButton Poetry2024-10-06 | Najya Williams performing at The 2023 Roxbury Poetry Festival in Boston, MA.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Zoe Tagoe - Grains of MistakesButton Poetry2024-10-05 | Subscribe for more more spoken word and performance poems: bit.ly/buttonpoetry
Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Rudy Francisco - Have you ever noticedButton Poetry2024-10-03 | Rudy Francisco, reading from his second book, I'll Fly Away.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Keyma Flight - HeadButton Poetry2024-10-01 | Keyma Flight, performing at WoWPS 2023 in Baltimore, MD.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Donte Collins - Adoption Day, Coming Home, 1998Button Poetry2024-09-29 | Get Donte’s book, AUTOPSY, here: http://bit.ly/donteautopsy
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Ren L[i]u - A Second ComingButton Poetry2024-09-28 | Ren L[i]u performing at NorthBeast Regional 2023 Finals
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Hieu Minh Nguyen - DiffuseButton Poetry2024-09-26 | Subscribe for more more spoken word and performance poems: bit.ly/buttonpoetry
Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Topaz Winters - So StrangerButton Poetry2024-09-22 | From Topaz's Book - So, Stranger: buttonpoetry.com/product/so-stranger
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Christopher Clauss - Purple Shirt Yellow BalloonButton Poetry2024-09-21 | Christopher Clauss performing at NorthBeast Regional 2023 Finals
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.EL - Humor :: HealingButton Poetry2024-09-17 | EL, performing at WoWPS 2023 in Baltimore, MD.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Zach Goldberg - Ninth PlagueButton Poetry2024-09-17 | Subscribe for more more spoken word and performance poems: bit.ly/buttonpoetry
Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Zach Goldberg - Barbaras NoseButton Poetry2024-09-15 | Subscribe for more more spoken word and performance poems: bit.ly/buttonpoetry
Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Jazzmyne Odom - Love is a FeelingButton Poetry2024-09-14 | Jazzmyne Odom performing at The Town Hall in NY, during Black History Month 2024
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Porsha Olayiwola - When God CreatedButton Poetry2024-09-12 | Porsha Olayiwola performing at IWPS 2015 in Washington, D.C.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Matthew Richards - HospitalityButton Poetry2024-09-07 | Matthew Richards performing at NorthBeast Regional 2023 Finals
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Melissa Lozada Oliva - Black Thong UnderwearButton Poetry2024-09-06 | Melissa Lozada Oliva performing at IWPS 2015 in Washington, D.C.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Anna Šverclová - PermafrostButton Poetry2024-09-05 | Anna Šverclová performing at Strike Theater In Minneapolis, MN
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Sumbodies Mama - BlickyButton Poetry2024-09-04 | Sumbodies Mama, performing at WoWPS 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Sammi - Flowers like PeopleButton Poetry2024-09-03 | Sammi, performing at WoWPS 2023 in Baltimore, MD.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Aniya Taylor - ClaudetteButton Poetry2024-09-03 | A'niya Taylor, performing at WoWPS 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Stella B - Elephant in the RoomButton Poetry2024-09-02 | Stella B, performing at WoWPS 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Kweli Imani - UvaldeButton Poetry2024-09-01 | Kweli Imani, performing at WoWPS 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Jarvis - After Dancing at the Gay BarButton Poetry2024-09-01 | Jarvis performing at The 2023 Roxbury Poetry Festival in Boston, MA
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Meccamorphosis - Poetry Fatigue Thank YouButton Poetry2024-08-31 | Meccamorphosis, performing at WoWPS 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Amiyah Anderson - Be the ChangeButton Poetry2024-08-31 | Amiyah Anderson performing at The Town Hall in NY, during Black History Month 2024
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Shasparay - Resignation LetterButton Poetry2024-08-30 | Shasparay, performing at WoWPS 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Liv - Fuckboy FatButton Poetry2024-08-29 | Liv, performing at WoWPS 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Jay Ward - SwingsetButton Poetry2024-08-29 | Get Junious 'Jay' Ward’s book, COMPOSITION: bit.ly/wardcompostition Subscribe for more more spoken word and performance poems: bit.ly/buttonpoetry
Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Lyrical Faith - BilingualButton Poetry2024-08-28 | Lyrical Faith, performing at WoWPS 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Rain - ZoeButton Poetry2024-08-27 | Rain, performing at WoWPS 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Ty Chapman - Philophobia: An HeirloomButton Poetry2024-08-27 | Get Ty Chapman’s book here: bit.ly/chapmantartarus
Ty Chapman, performing at @icehousempls5665 in Minneapolis, MN.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Keyma Flight - BoxersButton Poetry2024-08-26 | Keyma Flight, performing at WoWPS 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.LeChell The Shootah - Everything WorksButton Poetry2024-08-25 | LeChell "The Shootah", performing at WoWPS 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Aaron Coleman - Elegy for ApogeeButton Poetry2024-08-25 | Get Aaron's book, St. Trigger, here: http://bit.ly/StTrigger
Aaron Coleman performing at Camp Bar in St. Paul, MN
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Chelsea Guevara - BurnButton Poetry2024-08-24 | Chelsea Guevara, performing at WoWPS 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Seth Larbi - Ode to Chief Keef, Ending In Survivors GuiltButton Poetry2024-08-24 | Seth Larbi performing at NorthBeast Regional 2023 Finals
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.Gabby Elvessie - Streets v FentanylButton Poetry2024-08-23 | Gabby Elvessie, performing at WoWPS 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
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Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.