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Index
Cover
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Foreword by Saymoukda “Refugenius” Vongsay
Intro: Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Spoken Word and Slam Poetry
Poems
Small Talk
The Family Business
Starfish
The Spill
Ten Responses to the Phrase “Man Up”
Handshakes
Action
Consent at 10,000 Feet
Five Things Men Can Do to Disrupt and Dismantle Rape Culture
Mickey Mouse Gas Mask
Quicksand
A Framework for How I Think About Social Media Supporting Social Movements
An Open Letter to Pinocchio from Dracula
How to Explain White Supremacy to a White Supremacist
Confessions of a White Rapper
The Invisible Backpacker of Privilege
On Racism, Privilege and Hip Hop
Ghost Hunters
Cherry Spoon Bridge to Nowhere
On the Iconography of Minnesota and the Twin Cities
The First Time You See Him in Uniform
Reach
Cartpusher (The Fist That Lives in Your Neck)
The Mommy Effect
The Plan
The Last Words of a Roach, Underfoot
A Prayer for Indie Rappers
Level Up: My Autobiography as a Learner
Police Make the Best Poets
Notes, Writing Prompts, and Discussion Questions
Songs
Deathbed and Beyond
To Young Leaders
Matches w/ deM atlaS
The Illusion of Movement w/ Claire de Lune
No Capes
You Say Millionaire Like It’s a Good Thing
Riverbed
Whose Planet? Our Planet w/ deM atlaS
The Fourth Wall w/ Lydia Liza
The Hero
Break w/ Kristoff Krane
Lightning w/ Chastity Brown
Dragons
A Pragmatist’s Guide to Revolution
Spirit Bomb
One of These Mornings
This is the Opposite of a Suicide Note
Revolver w/ Claire de Lune
A Pragmatist’s Guide to Faith
Notes and Commentary on the Songs
Essays and Other Writing
Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Hip Hop
Hip Hop: A Panel Discussion
He Is Whatever We Say He Is: A One-Act Play on Eminem, Hip Hop Aesthetics, and Fame
In Defense of “Local Artists”
Beyond the Benefit: Ten Ways Artists Can Support Social Movements
Why Aren’t There More Female MCs? A Case Study in How Sexism Works
Men’s Rights Activists and the New Sexism
Why I’m Thankful for Feminism
An Open Letter to White People About Trayvon Martin
How to Completely Miss the Point in a Conversation About Racism
Practical Ways We Can Stop Centering Everything Around White People’s Feelings
A Visit from the PC Police
Eight Invalid Arguments Regarding Pop Culture and Offensiveness
Pop Culture, Bad Jokes, and Bully Culture
When You Hate That You Love a Piece of Pop Culture
Maybe Progressives Are Too Critical of Each Other, or Maybe You’re Just Not Used to Being Criticized
Everything Else: An Exclusive Interview with Guante
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Other Books by Button Poetry
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