O strangeness of the lake and sky
when thunder cracked out of the blue
and glistenings of the plain horsefly
trailed dark rainbows as it flew.

-Jane Gentry

“There are sharp flashes of light, moments when the miraculous world reveals itself to us swiftly, fully. And, because the mind is also a miracle, the lucky words sometimes arrive to capture that revelation and through it witness what it means to be alive. That is the gift of this gorgeous collection.”

– Mary Ann Taylor-Hall

Recent posts from Bigger Than They Appear:

• “Winter Heron” by Priscilla Atkins
• “To Earth” by Leatha Kendrick
• “Thirteen Blackbirds Lookings to Do Something New” by Katie Manning
• “Grammar” by Larry Moore
• “Shut Up!” by Suchoon Mo