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Free Poetry Events Week of October 27, 2014

Robin LaMer Rahija and Greg Lamer watching the Rabbit Catastrophe table at the Night Market

Robin LaMer Rahija and Greg Lamer, of Rabbit Catastrophe, at the Night Market

This week is extra special for Accents Publishing; not only will Katerina read along with current and former poet laureates at the Carnegie Center, but our amazing intern, Robin LaMer Rahija, will make her Holler debut Wednesday night!

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Free Poetry Events Week of October 20th

This week is busy as we have a reading this Saturday at Carmichael’s Bookstore in Louisville with our amazing poets Eric Scott Sutherland, Tom C. Hunley, and Lynnell Edwards.

This Thursday the Carnegie Center will host an International Eating and Reading Night where everyone is invited to share food and literature from their home country.

Plus, West Virginia poet and award-winning children’s author Marc Harshman will be touring the area, and Thomas More College is hosting an event this afternoon with Pauletta Hansel.

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Readings by Lisa Williams, Courtney C. Stevens, & Don Lichtenfelt

poster by Cricket Press

poster by Cricket Press

The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning in Lexington, Kentucky is hosting it’s Kentucky Great Writers Series. One of the featured readers, Lisa Williams, is a recurring guest on Accents Radio, and was featured on August 29th’s Accents Radio show, as well as read as one of the features at the Kentucky Women Writers Conference’s Stars with Accents reading.

Williams will be reading from her Barnard Women Poets Prize winning poetry collection Gazelle in the House (New Issues Poetry & Prose 2014).

The event will also host Courtney C. Stevens and her debut novel, faking normal, as well as Don Lichtenfelt and his memoir from Wind Publications, Goodbye Lake Huron. And, as an additional treat, the event will be hosted by friend of Accents, Leatha Kendrick.

The open mic will start at 7:00pm, so be sure to find a seat a few minutes early.

When: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 @ 7:00pm
Where: The Carnegie Center
251 West Second Street
Lexington, KY 40507

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Poetry Events Week of October 13th, 2014

October 14, 2014

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Starts: 7:00 pm
Location: Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning 251 W 2nd St, Lexington, Kentucky 40507
Featured Writers:
with emcee Leatha Kendrick

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