Lois Letchford Reads "Underfoot" |Remastered

19 May 2022 · 1 min

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In this short spoken‑word video, author and literacy advocate Lois Letchford reads the poem "Underfoot" from Jack Palutski's collection Monday's Troll. The piece adopts the first‑person voice of a tiny, fierce troll named Underfoot, describing its diminutive size, habitat among mice, moles, slugs, toadstools, and mud, and its predatory habits of biting, nibbling on travelers' toes, and climbing under clothing. Vivid, whimsical imagery—such as "liquid anthracite" blood, a "yellow mane" and "enormous eyes"—conveys the troll’s treacherous nature and warning to stay away. The reading concludes with a standard YouTube call‑to‑action, urging viewers to like, subscribe, enable notifications, and purchase Letchford’s memoir, Reversed: A Memoir.

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Hello, I'm Lois Letchford, author of the book Reversed: A Memoir and literacy problem solver, reading from Jack Palutski's Monday's Troll. Underfoot. I'm Underfoot, the least of trolls, no bigger than a bug. I socialize with mice and moles. My neighbor is a slug. I lounge on toadstools, lurk in mud. I'm predisposed to bite. I'm very fierce, my bitter blood. is liquid anthracite. I'm underfoot immensely strong despite my tiny size. My yellow mane is dense and long. I have enormous eyes. You can't believe a word I say. I'm treacherous and sly. I watch my woods both night and day and spring by passersby. I'm apt to nibble on their toes Then inches at a time to shimmy up beneath their clothes and tickle as I climb. Perhaps they'll even shed a tear when I tug on their hair. Be certain that I'm never near. I'm underfoot. Beware. Thank you. Hit like, hit subscribe, and hit the bell for notifications, and grab a copy of the book Reversed: A Memoir. Thank you.