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Sam Cook - “God in Code”

“In this country, the poet Christ is primarily worshiped by those who wish him white… who call his murder a miracle and then oppress in his name.”

A first reading from the Saint Paul Soap Boxing Grand Slam.

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Antoine Duke - “Black Picket Fences”

“I always thought those burning crosses you left were your love letters to us…”

Antoine Duke, of Minneapolis Community and Technical College, performing as part of the “Best of the Rest” on Finals stage at the 2013 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational.

Elliot Darrow - “God is Gay” (CUPSI 2013 Finals)

“Keep in mind, Jesus had two dads and turned out just fine.”

Performing for UNC Chapel Hill during the 2013 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational.

Anny Miner - “Wicked Women”

“Yes, I still accepted the boy’s fists as if each were a rose and I was a garden in need of some color.”

Anny Miner, performing for SUNY Oneonta at the 2013 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational.

Dylan Garity - “Friend Zone”

“The problem is, when I started thinking of myself as a savior, I ended up thinking of myself as a savior with a salary.”

A first reading, from the Saint Paul Soap Boxing Grand Slam on May 6!

Thressa Johnson - “Start Seeing Livers”

“You are not a jigsaw; you are an oil painting.”

Thressa Johnson, of Hamline University, performing at the 2013 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational.

Katherine George and Arielle John - “Prayers for the Daughter of an Ex-Rapist”

“I bet she never told you you had venom in your blood. I pray you never find out. But you look just like him now.”

CUNY Brooklyn, performing on semifinals at the 2013 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational.

HIEU NGUYEN - “It Was The Winter…”

“Nostalgia forgets to visit this street. It is too busy with tree houses and rope swings; it doesn’t have time for all this grey.”

Button Poetry’s own HIEU NGUYEN is a finalist in the 2013 Write Bloody Publishing Contest. Reblog (and like this video on youtube) to help Hieu win a publishing deal!

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Bobby Crawford and Kieran Collier - “Legos (Unfinished Masterpieces)”

“Taking apart legos is like giving a blow job to someone you hate… Sometimes, you have to use your teeth.”

A group piece from Emerson College, during semifinals at the 2013 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational.

Today, we have a really unique adaptation of a slam poem. Button Poet Neil Hilborn’s poem “OCD” has long been a college favorite, and a group of students from Emerson have adapted it into a beautiful short film. Check it out!