Shaun Turner | LexPoMo 2025
There is no June without lexpomo.
I love this community: sharing poetry and talking about poetry with folks every June.
I love the community aspect of LexPoMo and getting to write, read, and discuss with others.
This is my favorite time of year. I enjoy getting to be a part of the wider community of Kentucky poets.
June forecasts taught us to look up
and around to empathize with the unseen
Wisdom came to our front porch steps
brought baubles and pearls from the myth to the real
Reminders that the best poems come
when we’re being ourselves revised 4-5 times but unedited
We ordered pancakes, grits and garden greens
played checkers with Persephone shared a smoke, then a “see you soon”
Sandia songs from enchanted mountains
songs of hope, of finding our way filled the valley from afar
Stories told line by line
of an America we can all feel
Everyday haiku humor brought us closer
to what matters to the interior
We found the freedom to think of ourselves
a little less and just let the river flow
As the Crow flies
out into the frontiers savoring the poems
Special thanks to: Michelle LeNoir, E.E. Packard, Yersinia P, Shaun Turner, Greg Friedman, Pam Campbell, Lav, Bud R, & Mary Allen for their uplifting comments and amazing poetry all month. You’ve inspired me and taught me so much this month thank you!
To all LexPoMo Poets, new and returning vets, I want to say thank you for filling this poetry month with your voices and creativity
And to Chelsea, for letting me read these poems out loud to her and for being our biggest fan, thank you.
after Shaun Turner
