Mary Lambert - "If Bodies Are Speaking Vessels for God..."

Support Button Poetry: http://bit.ly/buttonpatreon Subscribe to Button! New video daily http://bit.ly/buttonpoetry If you loved this poem, check out Sabrina Benaim: http://bit.ly/HowToFoldAMemory Mary Lambert, featuring at 2018 Classic Slam in Los Angeles, CA. Featuring at the 2018 Get Lit Classic Slam. The Get Lit Classic Slam is the largest teen poetry competition in Southern California’s history – where high school students from schools throughout Los Angeles County face off to “slam” classic poems by poets like Neruda, Lorca, Hughes, Dickinson, Angelou, etc. in combination with their own spoken word responses. The Classic Slam occurs every Spring around National Poetry Month for audiences of thousands. Scholarships are awarded to winning teams and bouts are judged by leading writers, actors, and artists. Learn more about Get Lit: http://getlit.org/getlit/ Button Facebook: http://facebook.com/buttonpoetry Button Twitter: http://twitter.com/buttonpoetry Button Instagram: http://instagram.com/buttonpoetry Button Tumblr: http://buttonpoetry.tumblr.com 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. We seek to showcase the power and diversity of voices in our community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form.