#rustbelt 2017

[buttonpoetry]

You’re young, you’re Black, you’re male. Don’t you know all you ever gonna have is the hustle?

Steven Willis, "The Hustle Speaks"

Performing at Rustbelt 2017 in Minneapolis. HELP SUPPORT BUTTON POETRY.

[kaeruby]

“Depression, the Dude” - Nora Cooper, Rustbelt 2017

[buttonpoetry]

When the boy says he loves my body, but does not say he loves me, I let him.

Bianca Phipps, "When the Boy Says He Loves My Body"

Performing at Rustbelt 2017 in Minneapolis. Help us make Button Poetry more accessible!

[buttonpoetry]

'God makes no mistakes' is the string that keeps us tied to him.

Raych Jackson, "Seven Thoughts on Job and Depression"

Performing at Rustbelt 2017. Help us make Button Poetry more accessible!

[buttonpoetry]

It is said that 1 in 3 women will experience violence in their lifetime. I have two daughters, both who have inherited my eyes.

Native Child, "Precipice"

Performing at Rustbelt 2017 in Minneapolis, MN. Become a member! Support Button Poetry.

[buttonpoetry]

I do not fear that grief will make itself a home within me.

Ephraim Nehemiah, "5 Stages of Grief for the Living"

Performing at the 2017 Rustbelt Poetry Festival. Make Button Poetry grow!

[buttonpoetry]

The only water my people are supposed to know are the Atlantic and firehoses.

Davon Clark, "Bustelo"

Performing at Rustbelt 2017 in Minneapolis. Make Button Poetry grow!

[buttonpoetry]

Being mixed, it’s like growing up on a fault line: The world will not see mother and daughter, they will see ‘white woman’ and ‘Black child’. Some will confuse this for ‘white savior’ and ‘Black projects’.

Soups - "The Dark Side of Being Mixed"

Performing at the 2017 Rustbelt Poetry Festival. HELP SUPPORT BUTTON POETRY.