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Sponsored by Workhorse, Lexington Poetry Month is an easy to use platform for poets to publish and share their work in an attractive way. The community is supportive and diverse, commenting and encouraging one another throughout June. Money we raise goes to maintaining the cost of the website and publishing the yearly anthology. Our goals are to provide every poet (~150) a copy of the anthology, lower printing costs, and expand opportunities offered during Lexington Poetry Month, such as featured readings and poetry workshops.

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Jordyn Manczyk | LexPoMo 2025

Bio for 2025

Jordyn Manczyk is a Kentucky native and a longtime lover of poetry. She is a mom to two (plus a baglehound) and an architect's wife, and she lives with her family in Lexington. She is currently working as the Assistant Director of UK 101/201 at the University of Kentucky where she received her MFA in Creative Writing in 2016. She writes when she can, but spends her time mostly playing with her kids, learning a lot of different crafts with mediocre skill, and serving as her adventuring party's ranger/bard.

Reason for signing up:

I signed up because I kind of left poetry for a while. I started a PhD program, got a new job, became a mom (twice over), and went through all there was to go through in the world from 2016 to now. I'm just beginning to remember my love for poetry and return to having it as a part of my life again. This seemed like a great place to start.

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