🔈Have you been looking for a sign to buy that poetry book you've been eying up? Well, here it is! Our Black Friday / Cyber Monday sale is running NOW through December 2nd, 2025🔈

Here's a few simple guidelines to get you started on your 2025 Chapbook contest submission(s). Visit buttonpoetry.submittable.com/submit to start your entry today!📚

Happy Fall! 🍂 $12 Paperbacks! Check out our fall clearance sale, filled with books to comfort you during the colder seasons down below! ⬇ bit.ly/467mLKS

Set yourself up for success by joining us in Jared Singer's workshop on Sept 20th! This 4 week online workshop will teach you how to make and use the rules of the world your poems live in so that you can let your imagination off the leash without losing clarity. ✍️ buttonpoetry.com/product/butt...

Introducing our newest forthcoming book... Cipota by Chelsea Guevara! Pre-order today using the link in our bio! 🔗📚

@boa-editions.bsky.social, @milkweededitions.bsky.social, and especially @buttonpoetry.bsky.social (I'm actually a little shocked more presses don't have a robust public commitment like this, and would love to see it from everywhere! buttonpoetry.com/policies/)

Show us what you've got! #writing #contest #poems #books

From Rudy Francisco's book, Helium. Published by @buttonpoetry.bsky.social. Get it here: bit.ly/rfhelium #poem #books #writing

@jaleneutsey.bsky.social’s @buttonpoetry.bsky.social launch yesterday at the Pratt Library was wonderful! thanks to all who came out in person, or tuned in online. pick up a copy of BUBBLE GUM STADIUM: buttonpoetry.com/product/bubb... 🫧🍬 🩷 🏟️ ⚾️ 📕

Wherein Eric Sirota reads from THE RENT EATS FIRST, a finalist for the 2024 BIG OTHER Book Award for Poetry! www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0sJ... Cc: @buttonpoetry.bsky.social and @bigothermag.bsky.social

One of our favorite poems - in honor of National Poetry Month. From "Purple Hearts" by Rachel Wiley in her book Fat Girl Finish School. #nationalpoetrymonth

From SHAPESHIFTER by L.E. Bowman #resilience

Needed words from the brilliant Andrea Gibson.

“Homesick, A Plea for our Planet,” by the incomparable Andrea Gibson. I hope you’ll take a few minutes to absorb this beautiful love song to the home we all share. #MomSky 🌎

We have book news on ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY, fam! Contributor @adriennenovy.bsky.social has a book coming out with @buttonpoetry.bsky.social next spring 🎉 This is a poetry collection that explores mental health recovery, and it's available for pre-order now! buff.ly/5AFlnUa

Sabrina Benaim from her book Depression & Other Magic Tricks #mentalhealth

Contest Extended to April 6th Join us for our first foray into fiction! buttonpoetry.submittable.com/submit

Pssst... new book day for Najya Williams - show some love <3 #bookrelease

Choose 20 Poems that have stayed with you or influenced you. One poem/day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just a link to the Poem. #BookSky #PoetrySky #Poem Day 8: (by the amazing @buttonpoetry.bsky.social - Rachel Wiley)

"Imagine the darkness is a cave in which you will be nurtured by doing absolutely nothing. Hibernating animals don’t even dream. It’s okay if you can’t imagine spring." Andrea Gibson reading "Instead of Depression" from their book You Better Be Lightning @andreagibson.bsky.social #selfcare

In case you missed it: a resource w/ a dozen of my favorite links exploring the question of how people can get involved in activism and organizing, especially if they're new to it. Full text is here, plus a printable/foldable PDF for the zine-version you can feel free to share:

Check out new #poetry #books for the week of 2/18 from Madville Publishing, Mad Creek Books, @blacklawrence.bsky.social, @wwnorton.bsky.social, @buttonpoetry.bsky.social & @zephyrpress.bsky.social . #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...

Andrea Gibson / Homesick: A Plea for Our Planet www.tiktok.com/@buttonpoetr... @buttonpoetry.bsky.social #poetry

...and for anyone interested, our local @jacl-national.bsky.social asked me to write a poem on this back in 2017. It weaves in some family history, some before-my-time history, and some right-now history. Link below has the full text, plus a 2020 performance that @buttonpoetry.bsky.social captured:

Rudy Francisco - Why Are You Still In Bed #mentalhealth #poetry

• Get a library card • Use your library card • Support indie booksellers • Read banned books • Read diverse authors • Resist • Repeat #booksky #resist

Hi Folks! We're new on Blue Sky so we figured we'd try out some new things while we get going. Hope you enjoy! This is @andreagibson.bsky.social - Wellness Check from their book You Better Be Lightning. #poetry #community #loveislove