Sam Van Cook

Samuel Van Cook (born September 11, 1983, Moscow, Idaho) is an American publisher and founder[1] of the publishing company Button Publishing in 2012.[2] Van Cook is also a recipient of the 2012 Verve Grant,[3] a National Poetry Slam champion,[4] a decorated College Slam coach.[5][6][7]

Van Cook graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2012 with fellow grad Sierra DeMulder, with whom he won the National Poetry Slam in 2010[8][9][10] before founding Button Publishing under the DBA Button Poetry. DeMulder went on to become an early member of the team along with Rachele Cermak, Heidi Lear, Dylan Garity, Hanif Abdurraqib, Ryan Kopperud, Yashin Quirk and Riley Lang. They published the works of a number of writers including Hanif Abdurraqib, Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hilborn, Rudy Francisco and Andrea Gibson.

Bibliography
  • Van Cook (2013) Mill, Railway & General Castings

References
  1. Ross, Jenna. "For a diverse new generation, poetry is a 'growth industry'". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  2. Johnson, Javon (2017-07-17). Killing Poetry: Blackness and the Making of Slam and Spoken Word Communities. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-8004-3.
  3. "Intermediaarts.org". intermediaarts.org. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  4. "Poetry Grand Slam Featuring Sam Cook! | Campus Involvement". campusinvolvement.umich.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  5. Binkovitz, Leah. "Macalester College slam poetry team enhance the Capital City's national name". Twin Cities Daily Planet. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  6. "MacSlams Second Place". Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  7. "The Poetry Promoter". Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  8. "What rhymes with victory?". Twin Cities. 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  9. "St. Paul slam-poetry team slams competition to win national championship". Twin Cities. 2010-08-08. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  10. "Dec 13th, 2010 Lowertown Reading Jam: Matthew Rucker presents "The Best Slam Poetry in the World"". Saint Paul Almanac. 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2022-03-18.


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