Lori meadows, Executive Director for the Kentucky Arts Council gave the opening remarks for Kentucky Writers’ Day on April 25th, 2016.
Below are videos of the other readers, three of which are poets published by Accents and all of which are Poet Laureates of Kentucky.
It looks like this Thursday is packed as The Lexington Youth Arts Council is having a poetry slam and the second “chapter” of “Pages and Pints” continues at Apollo Pizza in Richmond with Gurney Norman and Ed McClanahan.
Also, while not necessarily a poetry event, The Wild Fig New and Used Bookstore has been having a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo to raise money for expansion. The campaign ends this Saturday, Novemeber 15th, so check out their Facebook page for more information or go straight to Indiegogo. Continue reading