Happy Bookiversary, Like Buddha-Calm Bird!

Prolific Meadowlark (and other small presses) poet Kevin Rabas released this humble, deeply reflective, simply observant during his time as
Poet Laureate of Kansas (2017-2019). 

To help celebrate, two poems--one from the book,
and one that inspired the title. 

Excerpt: More Than Words Companion Poems by Kevin Rabas

Enjoy this reading by Linzi Garcia, Publicist Extraordinaire. She shares poems from Kevin's chapbook, "Enough." Purchase a poetry book from Meadowlark and you will get one of these bonus chapbooks in your envelope. How great is that?

More Than Words: Poems & Sketches

ISBN: 978-1-7362232-1-5

Retail: $12.00        136 pages

Order from the Meadowlark Bookstore

Past Poet Laureate of Kansas (2017-2019) Kevin Rabas teaches at Emporia State University, where he leads the poetry and playwriting tracks and chairs the Department of English, Modern Languages, and Journalism. He has fourteen other books, including Lisa’s Flying Electric Piano, a Kansas Notable Book and Nelson Poetry Book Award winner. He is the recipient of the Emporia State President’s and Liberal Arts & Sciences Awards for Research and Creativity, and he is the winner of the Langston Hughes Award for Poetry. His plays have been performed across Kansas and on both coasts.

Thank you! Event recording of More Than Words book launch

What a FUN time we had at the More Than Words virtual book launch! 

It was wonderful to see so many friends and to make some new ones. Kevin knocked our socks off, and you can experience it all over again (or for the first time), right here:

The video is available on the Meadowlark YouTube Page. Feel free to share!

If you're still looking to order a copy of More Than words, you're in luck! They're available at the Meadowlark Bookstore, as well as your own favorite bookstores. Check out Kevin's other Meadowlark books while you're in there. 

Thanks again, and we'll see your beautiful faces next time! 

See you tomorrow for the More Than Words book launch event!

KEVIN RABAS is the man of the hour!

7 PM TOMORROW is the time! 

ZOOM is the place! 

YOU are the reason we get to do these things!

Register for the More Than Words book launch event at tinyurl.com/MTWbooklaunch in order to receive the Zoom link. 

See you soon!

Wednesday excerpt: More Than Words by Kevin Rabas

THIS SATURDAY at 7 p.m., Kevin Rabas, Meadowlark Press, and you folks will be joining each other for the More Than Words virtual book launch celebration (make sure to register)! 

Here are four poems extracted from each of the sections of the book, as well as an additional bonus poem from the bonus chapbook you'll receive when you order your copy of More Than Words. 

OUR NATURE

[no one notices]

I.

No one notices

  the sky

enough

  when they run.

 

II.

But I’ve seen

  tomorrow

coming, going,

a white line.

 

III.

Where will

  we go

when we can

  no longer

run, when I

  no longer

have you

   to follow?

(Re: Allison Schulnik's painting "Skipping Skeletons")

ONE WEEK: More Than Words Book Launch Event

Start the countdown! Next Saturday, March 27, at 7 p.m., Kevin Rabas and Meadowlark Press will be celebrating the More Than Words book launch event!

This event will be more than words (stealing the pun from Tyler Sheldon's praise on the first page of the book), sharing videos that Kevin Rabas and Dave Leiker have created together, and perhaps some more creative surprises (wink)!

Make sure to register for the event at tinyurl.com/MTWbooklaunch. You will receive the Zoom link after registering. While you're already on the internet, check out the Meadowlark Bookstore, where you can order More Than Words and other Meadowlark Books. When you order More Than Words, you will also receive a Meadowlark-made chapbook of 16 more Kevin Rabas poems.

Read more about More Than Words on our previous blog post. 

Wonderful! We'll see you soon!