Additional Info: Amanda Gorman, the United States' first-ever youth poet laureate, recited a powerful poem at the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Information courtesy, YouTube
Category: Video
(Video) Teeanne | Silent
Additional Info: this was just a bit of a stream of consciousness poem that turned into a slam for some reason... I was feeling particularly anxious about what I say out loud once I moved to a new school and I realized that it was because people don't always take what I have to say … Continue reading (Video) Teeanne | Silent
(Video) Mila Cuda & Jessica Romoff | Exes
Additional Info: Join the movement of Get Lit Rising (Simon & Schuster, 2016), an anthology poems and narratives by 19 of Get Lit's youth, as well as Get Lit founder Diane Luby Lane. Overcome struggle and stereotype through expression and redemption. Information courtesy, YouTube
(Video) Brandon Leake | Tick
Additional Info: Brandon Leake, the recent America's Got Talent champion, performing at IWPS 2019 in San Diego, CA. About Button: Button Poetry is committed to developing a coherent and effective system of production, distribution, promotion and fundraising for spoken word and performance poetry. Information courtesy, YouTube
(Video) Joan “Lyric” Leslie | Triggers
Additional Info: Joan 'Lyric' Leslie performing "Triggers" in San Diego, California. Information courtesy, YouTube
(Video) Lady Brion | I Talk Black
Additional Info: Lady Brion performing "I talk Black" in Deep Ellum in Dallas, Texas. Information courtesy, YouTube
(Video) Darius Simpson | In Defense of Scar from the Lion King
Additional Info: About Button: Button Poetry is committed to developing a coherent and effective system of production, distribution, promotion and fundraising for spoken word and performance poetry. Information courtesy, YouTube
(Video) Aiya | Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam Finals 2019
Additional Info: Poet: Aiya Meilani (IG @aiyapapayaa) After months of preliminary rounds with over 200 young poets hailing from the SF Bay Area, 12 finalists stepped up to the mic at the Sydney Goldstein Theater on April 6th for a night of spoken word poetry at 2019 Teen Poetry Slam Finals. Information courtesy, YouTube
(Video) Olivia Gatwood | Alternate Universe in Which I Am Unfazed by the Men Who Do Not Love Me
Additional Info: About Button: Button Poetry is committed to developing a coherent and effective system of production, distribution, promotion and fundraising for spoken word and performance poetry. Information courtesy, YouTube
(Video) Amaya Blankenship | Overwhelming Anxious Tendencies from the Perspective of my Goldfish
Additional Info: About Button: Button Poetry is committed to developing a coherent and effective system of production, distribution, promotion and fundraising for spoken word and performance poetry. Information courtesy, YouTube