LexPoMo Participants

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A poet.

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Chris is just a guy whose friend wanted him to sign up with her and he said he would check it out.

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Born August 18th 1983 in lancaster California. Moved around a lot during my childhood. Did npt know my father until the age of six. Was introduced to a lot of adult themes at an early age. Around age 13 I discovered 2pac and became obsessed with rap. My whole childhood was spent trying to be anything but myself.
I discovered my poetry talent by tge age of 21 where I wrote a lengthy poem called "Dear Jane" which even shocked myself as to how well written it was. At that time I was seperating from my wife and had gotten lost to drugs, mainly meth.
I would go on to write in a yellow notebook, jotting down poen after poem. In 2010 I found myself homeless in Syracuse, NY. I found myself drinking myself into a really bad black out coming to in a drunk tank. After a two weeks of jail I went to retrieve my things from a shelter I was staying in. Upon getting what was left I discovered my yellow note book missing.
Though after losing that book I continued writing poetry, my flair for it was hollow at best. That was until October 2020 when I found a poetry group abd started posting my stuff there. My first piece to start me going again was a personal piece inventory called "Undressed Beauty" which mapped out all the areas where I had lost myself. I have written many pieces since. Somewhere around 2,000 pieces.
My poetry is considered dark, psychological, emotional and very melancholy . My work rarely has a triumphant or happy ending.

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Brooke Russell is a fictional writer and is working on her master's in English Teaching.

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Long-time random writer of verse

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Tania keeps trying to find more time to write and engage in art, and one day will succeed.

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Eric Scott Stevens is a writer from Georgetown, KY. When he's not spending time with his wife and kids, he's practicing bonsai, restoring typewriters, and writing his next story.

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Lover of languages:
silent messages of plants, songs of birds, howls of wild ones and words of people. (not an all inclusive list:)

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LittleBird (Jen) lives in Austin, TX. She is a mom, an HR professional, and a graduate student. She is TIRED but is enjoying living this little life.

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Aaliyah El-Amin is a poet from Kentucky who currently resides in Prince George’s, Maryland. She is the founder of the You Are Write Here collective. Her work showcases unique imagery and themes of resilience, and has been featured in both the Maryland Bards and Neopoets anthologies, as well as the Artists from Maryland. She has also been awarded Funniest Poem in The Rhyme On contest.

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A few more miles on these treads but road goes on. Just thoughts on home and life, follow @ distilled_dreamer

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Raised an only child in Eastern Kentucky's Appalachian Mountains, Jessica Stump grew stories in her head and told them to her dolls, to the evening jar flies, and, eventually, to the blank stare of the page. She is obsessed with the sounds of language, as well as sea creatures, cats, Halloween, tales of horror, the color purple, and the em dash (in no particular order, but with high regard for specific shades of purple). Above all, she loves and is loved and considers herself lucky that both tenses fit into one sentence.

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Adyson is a Sophomore at Murray State University majoring in Professional Writing. She is fascinated by how and why people use words.

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I am a retired Chaplin, and Pastor, a published author and poet from eastern Ky, where I have lived all of my 65 years.
I started writing when I was 12 years old and have loved it ever since.

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When she's not thrifting, reading, writing, or playing with cats, Jennifer is searching for whimsy and continually trying to befriend the crows in her backyard.

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Write, write, write.

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Z. Z. continues to bounce around as he approaches the finish line.

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Jasmine Blair is a mom of three, wife of one, and writer of way too many poems that never see the light of day. You can find her first collection of poetry, When Queenie Felt Like the Gospel, via Amazon.

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T.C. Phillips is still a dad of three, living in Lexington.
Only difference is, he's definitely giving you everything left in these 30 poems this year.
Hope you like it, it's cool if you don't.
Peace to Lefthand Juju and Mama Love. You keep me writing and I wanna be a part of the KBWC, ASAP. Please consider this my audition.
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Z is a speculative fiction writer and poet. They are the Program Director at the Carnegie Center.