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Bigger Than They Appear Reading summary (Part 2)

In 2012, the Lexington Public Library recorded and produced a reading held at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning. This event featured readings from Bigger Than They Appear: Anthology of Very Short Poems.

For the full list of videos, click here.

The poets were asked to read one of their poems as well as someone else’s. Below are the poets, the time stamp where they appear in the video, and the poems they read. Katerina Stoykova-Klemer is the emcee between poets.

“End of Summer” by Sherry Chandler

Bluster and blue sky,
gust-driven locust
leaves like drops of sun,
an oak lit neon green,
its limbs that sway in
their dance with the wind,
my rheumatic hip,
its ache as I skip
and limp in the cold.

-Sherry Chandler,
Bigger Then They Appear
(Accents Publishing)

Thanksgiving Poems from Accents

We want to give thanks to the brilliant voices that Accents has published over the years. We are also thankful of the wonderful people who have contributed their poems, whether through contests or as a part of Lexington Poetry Month.

Below are some Thanksgiving-themed poems from our amazing Accents family.

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