Sunday, June 2, 2019 @ 10:45am
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 8:25pm
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 @ 11:12am
Bio:
A. E. has a background primarily in theatre, photography, and painting. She has used these skills to bring light to the dark places, starting with herself. Her faith partnered with art has given her courage fight for freedom and truth.
Reason for signing up:
I am in pursuit of my own story. Discovering light in the dark places and in search for the beauty midst chaos. Because words to me are like a sieve. Ideas being processed into words, bringing new eyes and balm to the unseen places within.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
The Mile Marked Forever
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June 02, 2019
Tonight’s Swing
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June 03, 2019
Loss
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June 05, 2019
Is there Something in Nothing?
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June 06, 2019
A Storm’s Dawn
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June 07, 2019
Repeating Offender
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June 08, 2019
You Found Me
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June 10, 2019
Do You Remember?
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June 11, 2019
Ever Changing Time
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June 12, 2019
Two
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June 14, 2019
The Worth of a Smile
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June 24, 2019
More Than A Feeling
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June 25, 2019
Birth
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June 26, 2019
Process
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June 29, 2019
Strength for Tomorrow
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June 29, 2019
Strength for Tomorrow
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 @ 4:12pm
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
the fire we share
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June 02, 2019
Edge of Survival
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June 03, 2019
Truth #22
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June 05, 2019
To Breathe
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June 06, 2019
hope
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June 08, 2019
A Different Kind of Hope
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June 09, 2019
drowning
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June 10, 2019
intuition
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June 12, 2019
the loneliest moment of the day
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June 18, 2019
what if?
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June 23, 2019
Woman of the House
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June 27, 2019
the future
Thursday, May 23, 2019 @ 8:16am
Bio:
someone who has a ton of animals and lives on a mini farm in a neighborhood
Reason for signing up:
because poems
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Monday, May 20, 2019 @ 1:23pm
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 @ 7:37am
Bio:
Abra McCurry is a second grader who loves kittens and karate and ballet. Kroger is her arch nemesis.
Reason for signing up:
Cause my daddy does it.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
How To Get Back What You Have Lost
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June 02, 2019
Cats Cats Cats!
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June 03, 2019
Lightning Strike
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June 04, 2019
Dancing And Playing In The Rain.
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June 05, 2019
Time
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June 06, 2019
The Heart
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June 08, 2019
Alone in the dark
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June 10, 2019
Shine Bright My Star
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June 17, 2019
Blank
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June 18, 2019
Camping
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June 19, 2019
Time glass
Saturday, May 4, 2019 @ 2:23pm
Monday, May 20, 2019 @ 8:41pm
Bio:
Aiden Crawley is a 17 year old artist who has possessed a passion for writing since a young age. Only finding an escape in books, he has always found words as an art form.
Reason for signing up:
My friends, as well as my teacher, and I are all greatly excited to participate together and talk about it.
Thursday, May 30, 2019 @ 7:59pm
Bio:
Amanda Crum is a writer and artist whose work can be found in publications such as Eastern Iowa Review and Barren Magazine, as well as in several anthologies. Her first chapbook of horror poetry, The Madness In Our Marrow, made the shortlist for a Bram Stoker Award nomination in 2015.
Reason for signing up:
I would love to be more involved in the local poetry scene.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
The Persistent Memory Of June
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June 02, 2019
Lollybaby
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June 03, 2019
Dust Bowl Sacrifice
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June 04, 2019
We Riot After Dark
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June 05, 2019
Screen Door
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June 06, 2019
Doorway
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June 07, 2019
Between The Rings
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June 08, 2019
Graffiti
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June 09, 2019
What Goes On In Other Rooms
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June 10, 2019
What They Will Become
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June 11, 2019
Specters
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June 12, 2019
Incision
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June 13, 2019
In The Heather
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June 16, 2019
A Purloined Heart
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June 29, 2019
Measurements
Monday, May 13, 2019 @ 5:05pm
Bio:
Amanda Holt is a High School English Teacher at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Lexington, KY. She has been writing poems since she was 5.
Reason for signing up:
For the camaraderie and accountability and to continue the tradition.
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 2:21am
Bio:
Equal parts fragile flower and dandelion..sustained by kindness and your mom jokes.
Reason for signing up:
I am looking for motivation to write consistently again.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Empty Calories
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June 02, 2019
Punk Rock
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June 03, 2019
Fuck off! (I silently scream)
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June 04, 2019
Excuses
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June 05, 2019
Fool’s Gold
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June 06, 2019
Trite
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June 07, 2019
Jeans
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June 08, 2019
Self Preservation
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June 09, 2019
Grief
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June 10, 2019
Bar Bathroom Wisdom
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June 11, 2019
Response to Someone Getting to Know Me
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June 12, 2019
Always Waiting
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June 14, 2019
The Hills
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June 15, 2019
Fish in the Sea
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June 16, 2019
Sweetness
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June 17, 2019
Bored
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June 19, 2019
Resting Spot
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June 21, 2019
Missing
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June 22, 2019
Reasons
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June 25, 2019
Serpentine
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June 27, 2019
Old Habits Die Hard
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June 28, 2019
Summertime
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June 30, 2019
Back to Home
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 @ 8:40pm
Bio:
Amanda Kelley Corbin holds an MFA in fiction from UK. Her work has appeared in Inscape, Kentucky Monthly, JMWW, Eunoia Review, Fried Chicken and Coffee, American Book Review, Madcap Review, and four LexPoMo anthologies. She lives in Lexington with her family.
Reason for signing up:
To beat 11 this year!
Thursday, May 2, 2019 @ 9:46am
Bio:
...a folk poet, runnin around the planet with kindred hooligans
Reason for signing up:
i love the kinship and variety of poetry produced
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 @ 7:45pm
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Poems:
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June 02, 2019
Eating Older
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June 03, 2019
Secret Headquarters: Day 63
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June 06, 2019
Social Obligation
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June 08, 2019
I Love You (after Neruda)
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June 11, 2019
Belief!
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June 12, 2019
The Exterminator’s Wife
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June 14, 2019
On the Day There Was No Good News
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June 17, 2019
He’s a Toledo Native
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June 18, 2019
Road Trip | Lebanese Bakery
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June 19, 2019
I Was Just Being Heart-Land
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June 20, 2019
When You are No Longer Yourself
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June 21, 2019
Dead on Arrival
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June 22, 2019
Let’s Be Brave
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June 23, 2019
I Get a Nose of Ghostly Solvent
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June 24, 2019
Innocence
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June 25, 2019
Idiot in the Produce Section
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June 26, 2019
Family of Five Scooby Dooby Doo
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June 27, 2019
Say You Move Out of Town
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June 28, 2019
Book Shelf
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June 29, 2019
They Think You Are a Ball of Yarn
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June 30, 2019
A Couple of Ways to Forget Yourself
Sunday, May 12, 2019 @ 1:50pm
Bio:
Amy Richardson was born and raised in Morehead, KY. She grew up running through the hills with her cousins and walking barefoot through her parents’ garden letting her imagination run wild. Her love of stories led her to earn her Bachelor’s Degree in English from Morehead State University and her Master of Fine Arts in Writing from Spalding University. She currently owns/runs and organic farm in Carter County where she homeschools her two kids.
Reason for signing up:
I am challenging myself to write more.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Heritage
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June 02, 2019
Summer Loving
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June 03, 2019
Untamed Souls
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June 04, 2019
Bygones
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June 05, 2019
For Hard Times
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June 06, 2019
Gospel
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June 07, 2019
Weathered
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June 08, 2019
Ripple
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June 09, 2019
Kindred
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June 10, 2019
Extinct
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June 11, 2019
Marrow
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June 12, 2019
Wayward
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June 13, 2019
Identity
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June 14, 2019
Birthright
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June 15, 2019
Bioblitz
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June 16, 2019
Backroads
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June 17, 2019
Pining
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June 18, 2019
Survival
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June 19, 2019
Salve
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June 20, 2019
Privilege
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June 21, 2019
Rhythm
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June 22, 2019
Anticipation
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June 23, 2019
Sanctuary
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June 24, 2019
We Return
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June 25, 2019
Disconnected
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June 26, 2019
Lacuna
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June 27, 2019
Time-worn
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June 28, 2019
Juncture
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June 29, 2019
Flare
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June 30, 2019
Reverence
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 10:14am
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 @ 7:46am
Bio:
Native Kentuckian.
Eternal Oregonian.
Luckiest Man Alive.
Reason for signing up:
Fame and fortune...
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 8:51pm
Bio:
Anna is a teacher who loves to get lost in the pages of a good book. She is working on becoming the kind of writer who actually writes (instead of a writer who keeps everything in her head).
Reason for signing up:
This is a leap of faith for me. All of my poetry has stayed safely within the pages of my journals, never seeing the light of day. I'm intimidated by joining a group of experienced poets, but some friends encouraged me to give it a try.
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Poems:
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June 02, 2019
Anxiety
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June 03, 2019
The Sycamore on My Way to Work
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June 04, 2019
When Your Car Battery Dies at Starbucks
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June 05, 2019
I Spy
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June 06, 2019
Retiree
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June 07, 2019
Mom Guilt
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June 08, 2019
Heaven in the Bluegrass
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June 09, 2019
Man in a Donut Shop
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June 11, 2019
Unrequited Love
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June 12, 2019
The Tantrum
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June 13, 2019
Jealousy
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June 26, 2019
(Unhappy) Caterpillar
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June 27, 2019
Speedos and a Baseball Bat
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June 28, 2019
Dueling C.D.s
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June 29, 2019
County Fair
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June 30, 2019
An Experiment
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 @ 10:20am
Bio:
Anne Hayden teaches classical piano to children. She also coaches for theatre auditions.
She is a short story fiction writer.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
My Little Boat
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June 02, 2019
About Mary Boone
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June 04, 2019
Downsizing
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June 06, 2019
The Antique Shop
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June 09, 2019
Thoughts
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June 12, 2019
Traveling Blooms
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June 18, 2019
MOON
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June 22, 2019
unwelcome company
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June 28, 2019
For Nedjma
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June 30, 2019
BAD DECISION
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 @ 2:19am
Bio:
16 and ready to rumble
Reason for signing up:
because my mom reminded me that it's a lot closer to june than i think it is
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 @ 11:46pm
Bio:
Ashley Taylor is currently pursuing her MFA in Writing Poetry at Spalding University. She holds a MA in English from the University of Louisville (where she very much loved and very much misses facilitating the LGBTQ Writing Group. And is also currently considering an online queer poets collective so holla if you’re interested). She is also the founder and curator of the reading series River City Revue in Louisville.
Reason for signing up:
Chris is like really good at social media.
Sunday, May 26, 2019 @ 7:20pm
Bio:
Ashley Taylor is a special education teacher from Hindman, Kentucky. Her work has previously appeared in Hazard Community and Technical College’s literary magazine, Kudzu, and Full: An Anthology of Moon Poems. She was the student editor of Kudzu in 2007, and literally needed a Xanax to get up and speak in front of people about it. She has since evolved into a semi-competent public speaker.
Reason for signing up:
She gets considerably lazy on summer break and hopes that LexPoMo will lend her some motivation.
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 @ 8:51pm
Bio:
pisces. contains: misery, hope, flowers, star wars
Reason for signing up:
i have a lot of emotions, and it'd be nice if they mean something
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
$6.56 at McDonalds
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June 02, 2019
the dog
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June 03, 2019
Petit Jean, June 19th
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June 04, 2019
イメージ1(アキラ)
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June 05, 2019
flavor/crunch
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June 06, 2019
Gilgamesh On (or "crying out pieces of yourself after TAZ: Balance")
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June 07, 2019
vigilante
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June 08, 2019
debating with Kongming
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June 09, 2019
Pain in the
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June 10, 2019
イメージ2(蟲師・エピソード2)
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June 11, 2019
overwhelmingness
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June 12, 2019
admiring the moon in the drive-thru
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June 13, 2019
meme n to mori
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June 14, 2019
untitled
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June 15, 2019
untitled
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June 16, 2019
Toponym (Dirke and the Bull)
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June 17, 2019
untitled
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June 18, 2019
another day about being in a car
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June 19, 2019
Palindromeda
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June 20, 2019
bad animals
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June 22, 2019
a bit about Ivan Tsarevich's wolf
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June 23, 2019
a bit about Koschej’s hare
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June 24, 2019
What a shame
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June 25, 2019
don't know much about cholera
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June 30, 2019
the only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 10:41pm
Bio:
I'm an English major at the University of Pikeville. I've been writing for several years but have only recently put a lot of emphasis on poetry.
Reason for signing up:
I first heard about the event when I presented a paper at the KPA conference this past March and thought it sounded fun. I also like any opportunity to get some helpful feedback on my writing.
Thursday, May 23, 2019 @ 10:45am
Bio:
The boy with the wack sleep schedule.
Reason for signing up:
Every year I'm just trying to write one more word than I did the previous year.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Relaxation for Dummies
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June 02, 2019
Krautrock
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June 03, 2019
Pectin
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June 04, 2019
Defcon Atrophy
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June 05, 2019
Parasitic Distractions
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June 06, 2019
Silver Linings of Domestic Life
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June 07, 2019
An Ode to the '01-02 Kings
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June 09, 2019
Silver Linings of Domestic Life #2
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June 11, 2019
One-Sided Argument
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June 17, 2019
Church League
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June 18, 2019
Perk #382
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 7:46pm
Bio:
Spending an incredible amount of time writing within the public school system. Writing for oneself is quite a refreshing viewpoint.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Parasi(gh)te
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June 02, 2019
Dirty Truths
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June 03, 2019
Handle Scandal
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June 04, 2019
Out of Line
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June 05, 2019
Rules of the Narc
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June 06, 2019
Fruit Rot
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June 07, 2019
Untitled Argument
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June 08, 2019
Happiness Theft
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June 09, 2019
Sick Satisfaction
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June 10, 2019
Band Bond Broken
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June 11, 2019
No. 2 No More
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June 12, 2019
Mr. Whirlpool
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June 13, 2019
Dryer Sheet
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June 14, 2019
Unable to answer with information given
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June 15, 2019
It's not a tie
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June 16, 2019
Out before it's Over
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June 17, 2019
Smudges for Someone
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June 18, 2019
Body parts Beaten
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June 19, 2019
Egg
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June 20, 2019
“Homemade”
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June 21, 2019
Hammer
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June 22, 2019
Lightbulb
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June 23, 2019
Decision Monsters
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June 24, 2019
Wishful Doings
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June 25, 2019
Plate Presentation
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June 26, 2019
Ignoring the Invaluable
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June 27, 2019
Prime time Problems
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June 28, 2019
Pause
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June 29, 2019
Working Hands
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June 30, 2019
thoughtless
Thursday, May 16, 2019 @ 10:30pm
Bio:
Beatrice is a teacher, a learner, a reader, a writer. She is and always will be a Kentuckian at heart, no matter where she lives. (Currently Missouri.)
Reason for signing up:
I participated in LexPoMo the first 5 years, then missed last year and I missed the community. The writing community in Lexington is amazing, and I love being a part of that. There's nothing like it anywhere else I've lived, and Lexington's home.
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 @ 5:19am
Bio:
Bernie teaches middle school English and History at Providence Montessori Middle School.
Reason for signing up:
Striving to keep it surreal.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Puffy Dream Spoons
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June 02, 2019
You Against Sunset
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June 04, 2019
Stolen Conventions
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June 05, 2019
Armistice 11 Nov.
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June 07, 2019
Chasing Birds
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June 15, 2019
and they're off
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June 17, 2019
Mercator
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June 18, 2019
Survival Class
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June 19, 2019
World | News
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June 27, 2019
Sunrise Rail
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 @ 2:35pm
Bio:
Hi friend! I'm new to poetry, but grateful to have a seat at this table. My usual mediums are watercolor, graphite, colored pencil and writing nonfiction. I'm finishing out my Master's in Professional Counseling and hope to bring some joy to people through art and conversation.
Reason for signing up:
Trying an artistic outlet that makes me uncomfy.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
A Million Pounds of Sunshine
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June 02, 2019
Coffee in its Place
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June 03, 2019
Therapy
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June 04, 2019
Committed
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June 05, 2019
90 seconds (an LTMS tribute)
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June 06, 2019
E's Resurrection
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June 07, 2019
I love you a pie
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June 08, 2019
Feet and Ground
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June 09, 2019
Let the sun rest
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June 10, 2019
Rock of Offense
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June 11, 2019
Rumination vs Production
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June 12, 2019
Lindy Hop
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June 13, 2019
Freckle Bearer
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June 14, 2019
Goodbye Ollie, Hello Louie
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June 16, 2019
So I Thought
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June 17, 2019
Labor and Waiting
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June 18, 2019
He had to say it
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June 19, 2019
Physical poetry
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June 20, 2019
Slow
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June 21, 2019
A Battle Worth Fighting
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June 23, 2019
Five Seasons
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June 24, 2019
Celebration
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June 25, 2019
untitled
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June 25, 2019
Not a Superhero
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June 26, 2019
Take a breath
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June 28, 2019
The Crooner Aunt
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June 29, 2019
Spoken Garden
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 @ 6:50pm
Reason for signing up:
1) Christopher McCurry
2) Striving to be my best self
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Confessions
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June 02, 2019
Wet Belly
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June 03, 2019
Enlightenment and Entreaties from God (with Titles of Recently Played Songs on my Spotify)
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June 04, 2019
Self-Fulfilling Story Teller
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June 05, 2019
Benadryl
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June 06, 2019
Picking Flowers with Jess in West Virginia
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June 07, 2019
My body—an honest question
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June 08, 2019
I don’t have a poem in me today
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June 09, 2019
Math
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June 10, 2019
I’ve Started Treating Myself Like a Dog
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June 11, 2019
Black Thumb Haiku
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June 12, 2019
Home from the Pub
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June 14, 2019
I Forgot
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June 15, 2019
Taking a Nap
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June 16, 2019
A Glass Window Pane Apologizes to the Birds
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June 18, 2019
Anxiety
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June 19, 2019
Dry Hands
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June 21, 2019
Empty Bowl
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June 23, 2019
Pisces Love Poem
Monday, May 27, 2019 @ 9:26am
Bio:
Bill gathers various words and rubs them together trying to spark a fire. His family kindly tolerates his efforts. Bill lives and toils in the big small town of Lexington.
Reason for signing up:
It was fun last year. Expecting more fun this year.
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 @ 9:46am
Bio:
Bit started writing at a very young age after moving to KY from SC, it started with tiny diaries which turned into duct taped notebooks that she carries everywhere. She graduated from Georgetown College in 2013 with a BA in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing. You can usually find her dancing or singing to her plant babies in her apartment with her cats Astra and Biscuit.
Reason for signing up:
I am a poet. I am always writing and have kept my work to myself for years until now. I'm not sure why it's taken so long. Writer's Anxiety is real. I would love to meet more poets and formerly used to participate in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and loved that so much.
Sunday, May 5, 2019 @ 8:07pm
Bio:
After a dozen years in the Sierra foothills, Brigit Truex has relocated in the Bluegrass flatlands. All the years before and since, she has reimagined her life in poetry, much of which has appeared in international and local journals and anthologies. Her latest book is Sierra Silk, available on Amazon and at local bookstores.
Reason for signing up:
To share my poetry with the Lexington community!
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Exodus
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June 02, 2019
Fourth Month
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June 20, 2019
June, Faraway
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June 22, 2019
Reading Fame
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June 23, 2019
False Promises
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June 24, 2019
For Now
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June 25, 2019
Honor Dance
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June 26, 2019
Some White Bird
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June 27, 2019
Sinking to Ground
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June 28, 2019
Sonnet of the Poplar Trees
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June 30, 2019
Ten True Things
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 @ 8:59am
Bio:
Fiction writer, web developer, father of an awesome 2-year-old who just wants to read Astro Boy and watch Charlie's Colorforms Cities, and husband to the coolest dork in the whole world.
Reason for signing up:
I once heard Robert E Howard kept writing Conan books because he sincerely believed Conan the Barbarian was a real person who threatened to keep writing them or else he'd lob off his head. That's not how I feel, but man isn't that a fun story?
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 @ 2:41pm
Bio:
Digital marketer manager for the arts. Community Conversations co-founder. Active member of the Pride SG. Dungeon master. Cat mom. Cat mom. Cat mom.
Reason for signing up:
Summertime inspiration!
Thursday, May 16, 2019 @ 10:26am
Monday, May 20, 2019 @ 11:49am
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
untitled
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June 02, 2019
untitled
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June 03, 2019
untitled
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June 04, 2019
infinity # 2
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June 12, 2019
Haiku 1
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June 14, 2019
haiku 2
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June 15, 2019
haiku 3
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June 16, 2019
Father
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June 17, 2019
Infinity Carousel 4
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June 21, 2019
Solstice
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June 25, 2019
crepuscular
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June 29, 2019
haiku
Saturday, May 4, 2019 @ 11:06pm
Bio:
Born and raised in Kentucky Carrie has spent her life wishing she had the guts to let other people read her work. Now at 21 she isn't as shy as she use to be.
Reason for signing up:
It's something i've always wanted to do. Nothings holding me back.
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Poems:
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June 02, 2019
Bluebirds
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June 03, 2019
Youth
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June 04, 2019
Keeper
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June 05, 2019
MOTHER
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June 06, 2019
The Wild Inside Me
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June 07, 2019
White Lightning
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June 09, 2019
From The Sea
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June 10, 2019
Metamorphosis
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June 11, 2019
Smoke Rings
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June 13, 2019
Fierce Love
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June 16, 2019
But where do we go when we die
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June 17, 2019
Birthday
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June 18, 2019
21
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June 19, 2019
First Time
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June 20, 2019
Sober
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June 21, 2019
DIANA
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June 23, 2019
I do not fear death
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June 24, 2019
Nights Like These
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June 25, 2019
Longing
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June 26, 2019
Ready
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June 27, 2019
Self love isn’t easy
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June 28, 2019
the only person you can depend on is you
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June 29, 2019
don't worry
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June 30, 2019
The hope in leaving
Thursday, May 23, 2019 @ 10:02pm
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 2:10pm
Bio:
Boku qualifications, plus I am really nice and handsome. I'm also rich.
Reason for signing up:
I want a girlfriend.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
LOST POEM
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June 02, 2019
FRECKLED STARTLE AT THE BEGINING
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June 03, 2019
O BEE THOU ART SICK
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June 04, 2019
Phenomenological Reduction of "waste." Epiphany Concerning Evolution
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June 06, 2019
PROCESSION OF THE TAKERS
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June 07, 2019
WOODCHUCK
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June 08, 2019
RECLAIMING MUSIC IN RECOVERY
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June 09, 2019
DISSONANCE
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June 10, 2019
HOPE
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June 11, 2019
HUMILITY
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June 12, 2019
BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD
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June 13, 2019
WARNING
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June 14, 2019
CAMPING ALONE BITTERLY IN LOVE
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June 15, 2019
Father's Day 2019
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June 17, 2019
Strawberry Full Moon
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June 22, 2019
AFFLICTION
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June 23, 2019
BE STILL
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June 25, 2019
THE POEM A DAY CONTEST
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June 26, 2019
THE MOVEMENT OF LIGHT
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June 28, 2019
Afternoon delight (for Buk)
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June 29, 2019
KARMIC DEVIL
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June 30, 2019
REDHEAD MERMAIDS FROM OUTER SPACE
Friday, May 17, 2019 @ 2:50pm
Bio:
Chelle enjoys helping others smile, making them laugh, and being around positive, uplifting people.
Reason for signing up:
I enjoy writing and want to share my poetry with others. I also have a message in my poetry.
Thursday, May 30, 2019 @ 10:50pm
Bio:
She's old enough that she should know better.... but apparently doesn't care. Been writing poetry for the last quarter-century or so; been published once, self-published twice.
Reason for signing up:
Hmm... would it be bad form to say I signed up due to (gentle) peer pressure? ;)
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Seeds
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June 02, 2019
the estuary's mouth
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June 03, 2019
untitled
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June 04, 2019
Bleary 6am thoughts:
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June 10, 2019
Your language....
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June 16, 2019
untitled
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June 17, 2019
(unsteady divination)
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June 19, 2019
(AutoImmune)
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June 23, 2019
Pointillism in shades of grey
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June 24, 2019
Leavings
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June 25, 2019
A Year Removed from Her River
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 @ 10:17am
Bio:
Christopher McCurry teaches high school English. He likes to play board games, skateboard, and go on adventures with his daughter, Abra.
Reason for signing up:
What's better than this?
Thursday, May 2, 2019 @ 9:43am
Bio:
Corey is a social worker, a returned Peace Corps volunteer, a big sister, an avid reader, a poet.
Reason for signing up:
LexPoMo has become part of who I am.
Saturday, June 22, 2019 @ 11:03am
Bio:
Senior at Lafayette High school
Reason for signing up:
To establish a habit of poetry writing
Thursday, May 2, 2019 @ 12:13pm
Bio:
Catherine Perkins, aka Cleo, enjoys writing poetry and performing stand-up comedy. Catherine has a 4 poems published, now 5, in LexPoMo anthologies and in Circe's Lament, Anthology of Wild Women Poetry. She likes to write limericks and write comedic poems, too.
Reason for signing up:
I enjoy the community of LexPoMo poets and feel it is a blessing and privilege to be one of them.
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 9:59pm
Reason for signing up:
LexPoMo gives me the incentive to be more consistent in my writing practice. Plus it was a huge thrill to see one of my poems published in the anthology.
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 11:59pm
Bio:
Constance is twenty years old and, at any given time, probably trying to root vines in water.
Reason for signing up:
I'm looking for positive peer pressure in day to day life.
Thursday, May 2, 2019 @ 8:31am
Bio:
Once again back it's the incredible
Reason for signing up:
Time to write again
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 9:41pm
Bio:
Highschooler
"yep, that pretty much sums it up."
- David Neal
Thursday, May 23, 2019 @ 12:02pm
Bio:
Deanna Mascle is a writing evangelist who believes firmly in the power of the written word to change and save lives. She lives and writes in Mt. Sterling and teaches writing and writing teachers at Morehead State University.
Reason for signing up:
To keep me honest
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 @ 10:37am
Bio:
Mountain Mama, HS English teacher, homesick all the time for a place I’m not sure is there- I write to keep myself sane and I write to seek understanding.
Reason for signing up:
I wanted to be part of a community of writers sharing stories
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 @ 1:53pm
Bio:
Appalachian born writer living in central Kentucky
Reason for signing up:
Because it is June!
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 3:23pm
Bio:
Dejah Garner is a Lexington native and is a student at Morehead State University. She enjoys reading books and plays, and writing poetry in her free time.
Reason for signing up:
A friend mentioned that she was participating and gave me the info on how I could too!
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 @ 7:33pm
Bio:
Delmar Reffett writes criticism, short stories, poetry, and scribbled notes about his dreams at 3 am.
Reason for signing up:
My attention has been taken up with other projects lately, leaving me little time to write poetry. I'm hoping this will help me get back into it.
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 @ 5:37pm
Bio:
Dennis J. Preston lives in Owensboro, Kentucky. He taught elementary school language arts for twenty-five years, but now enjoys being semi-retired. He is a minister, and enjoys reading, writing, traveling, and spending time with his family. He has published five books of poetry including Cloaked Moon: Women of the Bible.
Reason for signing up:
I love to write, but sometimes I need to be challenged. I also love the LexPoMo community, and the positive feedback given on my work. It helps me become a better writer.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
New Box of Crayons
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June 02, 2019
Silvery Sighting
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June 03, 2019
Playground Tyrant
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June 04, 2019
Quick Step
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June 05, 2019
The Last Cent
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June 06, 2019
Time for Art Class
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June 07, 2019
Crayon Rubbing
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June 08, 2019
Sky Rockets
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June 09, 2019
Painted Leaves
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June 10, 2019
Coastline
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June 11, 2019
Diner Topple
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June 12, 2019
A Leisure Stroll
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June 13, 2019
Pumpkin Patch
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June 14, 2019
Holiday Season
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June 15, 2019
Jolly Ole St. Nicholas
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June 16, 2019
Can't Comprehend
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June 17, 2019
You're So Vain
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June 18, 2019
Comfort Food
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June 19, 2019
Microscopic
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June 20, 2019
Auld Lang Syne
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June 21, 2019
Break's Over
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June 22, 2019
Valentine's Day
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June 23, 2019
March Winds
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June 24, 2019
April Showers
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June 25, 2019
Coloring Easter Eggs
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June 26, 2019
Vacation
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June 27, 2019
Something's Up
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June 28, 2019
Mom Breaks the News
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June 29, 2019
Deep in Thought
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June 30, 2019
Gesture of Kindness
Monday, May 27, 2019 @ 8:34pm
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 7:13pm
Bio:
Don Solarz is in a continuing process of self education...of the Self.
Reason for signing up:
Beware of the old Washington wordsmith's they will prompt you!
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
light
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June 02, 2019
For Granted
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June 03, 2019
Jan.21,2017-I WALK
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June 04, 2019
Where do we go from here?
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June 05, 2019
For no reason
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June 06, 2019
Ouch
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June 07, 2019
Existence
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June 08, 2019
Oh muse
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June 09, 2019
Life
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June 11, 2019
untitled
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June 13, 2019
Lost hub-cap
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June 21, 2019
Grace
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June 22, 2019
Take some time
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June 24, 2019
The flames of hell and what do we mean by success
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June 29, 2019
A glimpse of nothingness
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June 30, 2019
Lexpomo
Monday, May 6, 2019 @ 7:13pm
Bio:
Donelle Dreese is a Professor of English at Northern Kentucky University. She is the author of three collections of poetry including Sophrosyne (Aldrich Press). Donelle is also the author of the YA novella Dragonflies in the Cowburbs (Anaphora Literary), and the ecofiction novels Deep River Burning (WiDo Publishing) and Cave Walker (Moon Willow Press). Her poetry and fiction have appeared in a wide variety of literary journals including Blue Lyra Review, Roanoke Review, Louisville Review, and Potomac Review.
Twitter:@donelledreese
Reason for signing up:
To support and participant in a vibrant literary community.
Friday, May 24, 2019 @ 9:11am
Thursday, May 2, 2019 @ 6:22pm
Bio:
Dwight is an attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio who prefers writing poetry to writing legal briefs.
Reason for signing up:
I love anything that makes me a better poet, and LexPoMo seems like the perfect way to do that.
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Poems:
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June 02, 2019
Lost
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June 03, 2019
Turbulence
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June 04, 2019
The Glue
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June 05, 2019
Speak of the Devils
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June 06, 2019
Lost or Found
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June 07, 2019
The Truth
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June 09, 2019
Cataracts
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June 10, 2019
Dress Shoes, Black Socks, and Shorts
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June 11, 2019
Escape Hatch
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June 12, 2019
Parched
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June 13, 2019
Shakespeare
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June 16, 2019
A Word of Caution
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June 17, 2019
Risky Business
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June 18, 2019
I Need a Nocturnal Decoder Ring
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June 19, 2019
paper deLorean
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June 21, 2019
Overkill
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June 22, 2019
One of These Things is Not Like the Others
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June 24, 2019
crazy is as crazy does
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June 27, 2019
All the Difference in the World
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 @ 9:59pm
Bio:
Elena is an LGBT college student shooting for a BA in theatre. They write on personal experiences and personal biases. A fun fact about them is that they are certified in unarmed stage combat by the SAFD organization of fight directors.
Reason for signing up:
Was asked to!
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 7:27am
Bio:
E. Y. Weaver is a creative writing student with an interest in poetry. She has been published in her school’s journals and has been the champion competitor Kentucky High School Speech League State Tournament for poetry and original oratory.
Reason for signing up:
I would like to get a taste of what it’s like to write poems frequently and create many rough drafts that I can clean up and possibly publish. Overall, I’m in it to learn.
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 12:39pm
Bio:
EJ hasn't written anything lengthier than a Facebook rant since she stopped writing Harry Potter fan fiction back in the day. Proceed with caution.
Reason for signing up:
Netflix is melting my brain.
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 @ 11:12pm
Bio:
Ellen is new to poetry...or at least sharing it. She's turned to it throughout various points in her life and a recent turning point found within her a desire to connect with fellow poets, see what she can learn from them, and to share her writings.
Reason for signing up:
I want to connect with and learn from other poets!
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 @ 10:25pm
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 7:08pm
Bio:
I'm an anarcho socialist aardvark wrangling sonnovabitch.
Reason for signing up:
My sister made me.
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 8:35am
Bio:
Pushcart Prize nominee, Poet Laureate of Al’s Bar, and creative force behind Holler Poets Series, Eric Scott Sutherland is the author of four collections of poetry including his latest, Pendulum (Accents Publishing). Eric is an ISA certified arborist, a member of the Pine Mountain Collective, Urban Forest Initiative, and Kentucky Writers and Artists for Reforestation (KWAR). A native Kentuckian, he makes his home with his wife, step-son, three cats, and four fish in the heart of Lexington, Kentucky.
Reason for signing up:
To encourage me from my poetic hibernation and to share and be inspired in a community atmosphere.
Thursday, May 30, 2019 @ 8:22pm
Bio:
Erin Mathews is a Lexington native and a Cincinnati transplant. A reluctant poet and surefire storyteller, she writes for herself, family and friends.
Reason for signing up:
I can't imagine June without this project anymore, and it has been a great gift to watch my poetry grow and evolve every summer.
Monday, May 6, 2019 @ 7:07pm
Bio:
Lexington born and breaded. When not writing, you can find this gal sleeping in a field, thumbwarring with her muse, or running through the streets screaming about Beauty. Last name rhymes with Shakespeare. Too lame for a full name.
Reason for signing up:
I just wanna improve my writing and connect with other Lexington writers.
Thursday, May 16, 2019 @ 11:47am
Bio:
Evelen Rose has signed up for poetry because she feels like poetry today.
Reason for signing up:
I LIKE POETRY!!!
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 @ 11:39am
Reason for signing up:
To be more like my heroes: Chris McCurry, t.l Andry, and Derek Glenn.
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 @ 11:43am
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
With a Grin and a Small Guitar
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June 02, 2019
Pantomime 101
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June 03, 2019
Status Quo
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June 04, 2019
Up the Goat Path
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June 05, 2019
Kentucky Native Café
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June 06, 2019
Show of Unity
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June 07, 2019
Rain Dance
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June 08, 2019
Sunset in NYC
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June 09, 2019
Home Comforts
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June 10, 2019
Singing in the Christmas Choir
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June 11, 2019
Sun Setting and Rising
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June 12, 2019
Coat
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June 13, 2019
Introverts at the Table
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June 14, 2019
Artless
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June 15, 2019
Sonogram
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June 16, 2019
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection
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June 17, 2019
Once a Teacher
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June 18, 2019
High Street Y
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June 19, 2019
L'état, c'est moi
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June 20, 2019
Critique Night
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June 21, 2019
Our Son, the Intern
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June 22, 2019
Little Eden
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June 23, 2019
Walking
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June 24, 2019
World Cup Women
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June 25, 2019
The Pines of Interlochen
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June 26, 2019
Too Much, Too Little
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June 27, 2019
High Tech, High Touch
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June 28, 2019
Spring in the City
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June 29, 2019
Summer
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June 30, 2019
Watching Dallas with My Grandmother
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 @ 10:48am
Bio:
Geri was a poet in a former life and is happy to find that life again.
Reason for signing up:
To be among writers!
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Poems:
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June 02, 2019
Devices
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June 04, 2019
Poem at Night
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June 06, 2019
Drugs After Surgery
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June 07, 2019
Buckshot
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June 10, 2019
Matching, with thanks to Betsy Lerner
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June 11, 2019
Spider
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June 13, 2019
Robin
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June 16, 2019
Meal Time
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June 18, 2019
Peaches
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June 20, 2019
Veins
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June 22, 2019
Granted
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June 26, 2019
Daily Dose
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June 27, 2019
Lovers
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June 29, 2019
Picking Raspberries
Thursday, May 16, 2019 @ 11:38am
Bio:
He goes to the Maysville Academy from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. He enjoys going to school, Monday threw Friday. His parents work at the Parc cafe in Maysville. He is more thin than big.
Friday, May 24, 2019 @ 9:13am
Bio:
Gloria Kay is a young, teen poet attempting to now make her stand as best as she can in the local scene of Lexington. She loves reading and writing (especially poetry). She also adores music.
Reason for signing up:
I want to continue having a motivation to write and publish my poetry over the summer.
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 8:48am
Bio:
H.A. Spinelli is a nature-loving, tea sipping educator by day, and a rock star until around 8 p.m.
Reason for signing up:
I signed up because non-fiction prose is really my thing, and poetry is my challenge. Poetry is also my fear (as a writer). I like a good challenge. I like to face my fears.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
When The Universe Has Your Back (Sometimes)
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June 02, 2019
One Breath
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June 03, 2019
Safe Passage
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June 04, 2019
Drown
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June 05, 2019
A Passing Storm
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June 06, 2019
Before Sunrise
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June 07, 2019
Meant to Mother
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June 08, 2019
Hunting
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June 09, 2019
Morning on the Lake
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June 10, 2019
Summer Slumber
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June 11, 2019
Ask
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June 12, 2019
Suffocate
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June 13, 2019
Hunger
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June 14, 2019
Bilita Mpash
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June 15, 2019
Cosmic Pass
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June 16, 2019
Ripe
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June 17, 2019
City Fruit
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June 18, 2019
Implode
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June 19, 2019
Shadows
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June 20, 2019
Fragile
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June 21, 2019
Return
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June 22, 2019
Spirit Song
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June 23, 2019
A day's work
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June 24, 2019
Vanished
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June 25, 2019
Excess
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June 26, 2019
Flight
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June 27, 2019
Tiny Flame
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June 28, 2019
Earth
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June 29, 2019
Stolen
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June 30, 2019
Old Runner
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 2:47pm
Bio:
Harold Sherman is a Donovan Scholar going for an English degree at the University of Kentucky. He has been a professional musician most of his adult life and earned MM in Composition at the UK School of Music. Early in life, he started out writing poetry that rhymed--but got over it.
Reason for signing up:
I was told about it at Carnegie Center Writing Practice.
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Poems:
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June 02, 2019
BREAKING FAKE NEWS
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June 03, 2019
BASEBALL CARDS
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June 04, 2019
Metaphors Aren't Similes
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June 05, 2019
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE PROBABLY NEVER ASKED YOURSELF
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June 07, 2019
CRUISE SHIP KARAOKE
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June 08, 2019
FESTINGER AND FINN
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June 09, 2019
CAN I WRITE A SERIOUS POEM?
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June 11, 2019
SEARCH OF THE SPIRIT
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June 12, 2019
BUDGET CUTS
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June 19, 2019
NARRATIVE NEVER USED ON A PRARIE HOME COMPANION LEADING UP TO THE RHUBARB PIE JINGLE
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June 20, 2019
WHEN THE TITLE IS ACTUALLY LONGER THAN THE POEM
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June 21, 2019
REMEMBERING WOODSTOCK
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June 23, 2019
TO THE CHILD I NEVER HAD
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June 24, 2019
THINGS THAT DIDN’T MAKE MY BUCKET LIST
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June 25, 2019
HIS FEAR OF SUCCESS
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June 26, 2019
ONE-LINERS REVISITED
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June 27, 2019
THE NOISE, THE SILENCE
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June 29, 2019
ABOUT THAT FOURTH WALL
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June 30, 2019
CHANNELING YOGI BERRA
Saturday, May 25, 2019 @ 12:02am
Bio:
I’m here to do the thing with the words
Reason for signing up:
I like doing the thing with the words
Monday, May 13, 2019 @ 5:19pm
Bio:
HB is around here, somewhere.
Reason for signing up:
Bad habits are hard to break.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
rumble
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June 02, 2019
ieiuno
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June 03, 2019
ouroborean
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June 04, 2019
attraversiamo
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June 05, 2019
Excuse me, but
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June 06, 2019
recherché
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June 07, 2019
s.i., and other thoughts at work
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June 08, 2019
anti-HEPA
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June 09, 2019
ineffable
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June 10, 2019
august
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June 11, 2019
two plus two equals five, for large values of two
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June 12, 2019
seem
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June 13, 2019
break in case of elder gods
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June 14, 2019
return to sender
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June 15, 2019
empire
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June 16, 2019
tinderbox
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June 17, 2019
URLA, or something like it
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June 18, 2019
narthex
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June 19, 2019
"Russell, let's go get us some JI-ROWS"
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June 20, 2019
the view outside Overton's window
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June 21, 2019
totally fucked
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June 22, 2019
close enough
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June 23, 2019
accidental architects
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June 24, 2019
unproductive ways to talk to your therapist about your "depression"
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June 25, 2019
what do you do?
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June 26, 2019
one of numerous oblique memories
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June 27, 2019
picture perfect
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June 28, 2019
five ways of looking at thirty
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June 29, 2019
bedtime
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June 30, 2019
past perfect
Monday, May 20, 2019 @ 2:42pm
Bio:
Heather writes. Heather reads. Heather loves the written word word. She lives in Berea KY with her husband and 8 year old son.
Reason for signing up:
Because I love Lexington Poetry Month!
Thursday, May 23, 2019 @ 9:55pm
Bio:
Helen is a seventeen-year-old eighteen year-old who writes poetry because she must.
Reason for signing up:
I was told to.
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 @ 11:56am
Monday, May 20, 2019 @ 1:23pm
Bio:
Hunter is a student residing in central Kentucky. He has a profound passion for reading and writing literature, as well as for traveling. He is fascinated by the human experience: how we are all struggling in our own unique way, and how we all have equally complex relationships and existences; and yet, we are all still striving to maintain goodness on this Earth.
Reason for signing up:
Jennifer Beckett recommended LexPoMo to me, and it sounded like a wonderful experience, so I thought I'd give it a shot.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
licking up summertime
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June 02, 2019
hot coffee and lilacs on a sunday morning
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June 03, 2019
finding myself craving more
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June 04, 2019
realizing i'm still bruised
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June 05, 2019
dreaming of burning bridges
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June 06, 2019
hometown barbeque
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June 07, 2019
i can't remember the last time i made my bed
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June 08, 2019
something happened here
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June 09, 2019
moving on
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June 10, 2019
sex ed in pride month
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June 11, 2019
affliction
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June 12, 2019
naptime dreaming
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June 13, 2019
make out with yourself
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June 14, 2019
to the big woods
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June 15, 2019
lunch at a bosnian cafe
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June 16, 2019
sunburnt
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June 17, 2019
i'm still trying to figure out if i love you
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June 18, 2019
making decisions
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June 19, 2019
the epilogue
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June 20, 2019
i finally made my bed
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June 21, 2019
all in due time
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June 22, 2019
three brief treatises on hair
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June 23, 2019
after the beach
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June 24, 2019
going to your house to make tea
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June 25, 2019
you give me mixed signals
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June 26, 2019
chasing fireflies
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June 27, 2019
caffeinated day
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June 28, 2019
skinny dipping
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June 29, 2019
sorrow
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June 30, 2019
the end of june
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 @ 9:22am
Bio:
I like things and do other things.
Reason for signing up:
Why not?
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 @ 11:51pm
Bio:
J. F. Angel is a transgender/bi-gender writer. S/he is a pop culture nerd who loves movies, comic books, girly pop music, and theater. S/he has a BA in English from Eastern Kentucky University and a certificate in screenwriting from New York Film Academy.
Reason for signing up:
Referred by Jay McCoy. Inspired by Katerina Stoykova's recent poetry reading from Second Skin. I have enjoyed writing a poem a day before during Creative Devotion workshops led by Leigh Medeiros online. Katerina told me, "Tell your story." I'm here to do that.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Tragic
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June 02, 2019
Supermarket Second Thoughts
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June 03, 2019
Safe to Be Me (Part 1)
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June 04, 2019
Safe to Be Me (Part 2)
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June 05, 2019
Apology to a Younger Self
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June 06, 2019
30 Day Notice
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June 07, 2019
Looking Over My Shoulder
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June 08, 2019
Almost
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June 09, 2019
Envy
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June 10, 2019
Tired
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June 11, 2019
H.O.A.
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June 12, 2019
Abandonment
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June 13, 2019
Almost Pt 2
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June 14, 2019
When It Was My Turn
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June 16, 2019
Untitled
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June 17, 2019
The Cruelest Things
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June 18, 2019
Maybe Next Life
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June 19, 2019
How Things Are Built
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June 21, 2019
Call Me By My Many Names
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June 24, 2019
What's Normal?
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June 25, 2019
Fix
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June 26, 2019
To My Future Love
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June 27, 2019
Choose
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June 28, 2019
To the Girl I Used to Be
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July 01, 2019
Pride 2019
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 10:44am
Bio:
Raconteur, rabble-rouser, iconoclast. I'll be your huckleberry.
Reason for signing up:
Tradition.
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 4:30pm
Bio:
My life is depressingly mediocre
Reason for signing up:
I hope I haven't lost my magic
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 2:20pm
Bio:
a recent MFA grad trying to get it all together. poetry may have slipped away from her these past two years, but she's ready to weave it back in.
Monday, May 20, 2019 @ 2:51pm
Thursday, May 2, 2019 @ 1:47pm
Reason for signing up:
Curiosity!
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Summer heat
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June 02, 2019
She and me
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June 03, 2019
Like the morning
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June 04, 2019
Undecided
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June 05, 2019
Small mercies
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June 06, 2019
Patti
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June 07, 2019
The Way of Things
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June 08, 2019
The Know-it-All
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June 09, 2019
Old lament
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June 10, 2019
Bulletproof
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June 11, 2019
The best revenge
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June 12, 2019
Legacy
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June 13, 2019
As we were
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June 14, 2019
Yes I think we've been here before
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June 15, 2019
Home
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June 16, 2019
Rocks like waves
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June 17, 2019
To be six years old at the grocery store
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June 18, 2019
Subatomic
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June 19, 2019
In the weak times
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June 20, 2019
For Daniel, Wherever You Are
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June 21, 2019
Tha Grandmaster
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June 22, 2019
Catch and Release
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June 23, 2019
When we were at war
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June 24, 2019
Refrain
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June 25, 2019
Our daily breath
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June 26, 2019
Feelings for Doom
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June 27, 2019
Cheers
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June 28, 2019
Closure
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June 29, 2019
Doctor T. J. Eckleburg
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June 30, 2019
She died (Invisible)
Thursday, May 2, 2019 @ 5:47pm
Reason for signing up:
I didn't participate last year and I regretted it. I had to return this year.
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 10:54am
Bio:
Jay St. Orts writes the occasional reality-based poem, plays music poorly (but with joy), cooks food (same), home-brews, and edits collections of words in exchange for food and concert money. You can read some of his work, such as his review of The Monkees semi-barbaric yawp for artistic independence, the 1967 Headquarters album, at thebrowntweedsociety.com/author/jaystorts/.
Reason for signing up:
"How does anything happen? Move past it, Charlie."
—Frank Reynolds
Saturday, May 4, 2019 @ 10:27pm
Bio:
Jasmine Lykins is an Appalachian writer who is trying her best to get it together. So far so good.
Reason for signing up:
I am looking for a way to make my writing better. Also I love poetry!
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
When Did I Realize I Was A Woman?
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June 02, 2019
Self-Care For the Working Class
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June 03, 2019
Sweet Stranger
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June 04, 2019
Please Forgive Me
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June 05, 2019
God Makes No Mistakes
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June 06, 2019
Drinking From The River of Fear
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June 07, 2019
Greedy Love(Appalachian Lament)
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June 08, 2019
Far Too Late
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June 09, 2019
Roadkill or Opossum
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June 10, 2019
If My Mother Calls
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June 11, 2019
Rising & Rising
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June 12, 2019
A Disjointed Love Letter To Myself
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June 13, 2019
Raise Ya Window, Honey
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June 14, 2019
Just Fine
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June 15, 2019
An Ounce
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June 16, 2019
Oh So Different
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June 17, 2019
Do You Want Children?
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June 18, 2019
A Fog Crept Over The Mountains
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June 19, 2019
When My Mind Becomes Cluttered
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June 20, 2019
Anxiety War
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June 21, 2019
Something I’d Like To Say If You’d Get Off Your High Horse
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June 22, 2019
I Think It’s Getting Bad
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June 23, 2019
Used Goods
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June 24, 2019
Always Been Enough
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June 25, 2019
Stevie Nicks Wrote A Song For Me
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June 26, 2019
To My Anxiety Attack In The Shower
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June 27, 2019
What If
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June 28, 2019
Stranger Danger
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June 29, 2019
Mountains Mountains
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June 30, 2019
Dear Future Me
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 11:37am
Bio:
JBird loves to write. JBird has been writing for her whole life. Even if she didn’t realize what she was doing. JBird can’t wait to fill the world with her stories and poems.
Reason for signing up:
I love writing, it’s always been apart of me. And it has become a way to escape and fully express myself.
Sunday, May 5, 2019 @ 9:14am
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 @ 12:33pm
Bio:
Jennifer Barricklow is a writer and freelance editor in Lexington KY. She also enjoys gardening, working with the Tarot, and crocheting. One of her dreams is to become a gypsy fortune teller.
Reason for signing up:
To connect with these amazing writers and be active in the community we create together.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Appalachian pranayama
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June 02, 2019
Reflections of a certain Fish, Preserved by name
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June 03, 2019
In the marketplace of wisdom
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June 13, 2019
Necromancy of the everyday
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June 16, 2019
Overheard at brunch
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June 18, 2019
Alarm cat
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June 20, 2019
A woman is leaving
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June 23, 2019
There were demons
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June 25, 2019
Weather forecast
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 8:45am
Bio:
Jennifer Beckett is a writer and a teacher.
Reason for signing up:
What's June without poetry?!
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 @ 8:36am
Bio:
Originally a theatre nerd (Ohio Wesleyan University) and then a restaurateur (Cafe Jennifer), Jennifer is currently a maker of soup and a writer of words. Raised in Ohio, she has lived in New York City and Seattle, but has settled in the Bluegrass to be near her Appalachian roots.
Reason for signing up:
I write fiction, and I hope this daily exercise will get my creative juices flowing. (I’m definitely not a poet, so this will be a good stretch for me.) I participated several years ago and had a great experience. Let’s go, y’all!
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 @ 7:01am
Bio:
Jennifer is a wife, daughter, and mother. She enjoys reading, traveling, makeup artistry, and spending time with her famiy.
Reason for signing up:
To challenge myself to continue writing.
Friday, May 24, 2019 @ 8:08pm
Bio:
Painter, dreamer, appreciator, observer, listener, teacher, acolyte of Love.
Reason for signing up:
It's about time
Sunday, May 26, 2019 @ 9:07am
Bio:
Jessica Swafford is a poet from Georgetown, Kentucky who also dabbles in art.
Reason for signing up:
I do it every year. I enjoy the community and camaraderie. This year I also need a distraction from life.
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 8:36am
Bio:
After 70 years Jim Lally is learning how to waltz.
Reason for signing up:
To write
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Poems:
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June 03, 2019
Veiled World (From: Earliest Memories)
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June 04, 2019
Mad Dog (From: Earliest Memories)
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June 05, 2019
..."Is this heaven?" I asked. (From: Earliest Memories)
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June 06, 2019
Blood on the Leaves (From: Earliest Memories)
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June 07, 2019
Recognition (From:Earliest Memories)
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June 08, 2019
The Water Hose (From:Earliest Memories)
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June 09, 2019
The Running Board (From: First Memories)
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June 11, 2019
Howdy Doody. (From: Earliest Memories)
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June 13, 2019
Narrow Slats of Light (From: Earliest Memories)
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June 14, 2019
A Piece of Baby Ruth (From Earliest Memories)
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June 16, 2019
My Body in the World
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June 17, 2019
The Great Leap Forward
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June 18, 2019
For a Bicycle
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June 19, 2019
4...5...6...7
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June 20, 2019
The Press of Soles
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June 21, 2019
Saturday Revelation # 7
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June 23, 2019
The Columbia
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June 25, 2019
Someday Never Comes
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June 26, 2019
'55 Station Wagon
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June 29, 2019
First-Grade Guesswork
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June 30, 2019
I Don't Want To Write This Story
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 10:35pm
Bio:
JK Elias currently lives in the Greater Cincinnati area, but grew up in Central Kentucky. They began writing poems on a semi-regular basis during a brief (but impactful) time when they attended Poezia, a Lexington based writing group.
Reason for signing up:
Honestly, I have a need for external validation. It's very sad, and I should probably see a therapist. I have no idea why I continue to occasionally write. I don't particularly enjoy it, do not use it as catharsis or a means of expression, and do not consider myself a "creative" person.
I've tried to participate actively in LexPoMo in the past, with disastrous results. This year, I decided to use a pen name for personal reasons, which has had the unexpected effect of being very liberating. I feel less pressure regarding what I post and more freedom to explore things outside my usual arbitrary, self-imposed aesthetic principles.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
a parting song
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June 02, 2019
love poem
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June 03, 2019
tom ackerman
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June 04, 2019
myth of nations
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June 05, 2019
walking into night
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June 06, 2019
desire
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June 07, 2019
lord and master
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June 08, 2019
after a text from my ex
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June 09, 2019
theophany
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June 10, 2019
privacy
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June 11, 2019
angels
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June 18, 2019
oblivion
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June 19, 2019
snow
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June 20, 2019
scatterings
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 @ 11:17am
Bio:
Jordyn Manczyk is a native of Lexington, Kentucky, where she currently lives with her husband and her droopy-eared Bagle-hound. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky MFA program in Creative Writing, and she is currently a PhD student at UK studying Higher Education Policy and teaching Developmental Composition. She loves to write about family, nature, and the rolling hillsides of her beloved Kentucky home. When she isn't writing, she's probably listening to a podcast, cooking, or playing Dungeons and Dragons.
Reason for signing up:
This is my third year signing up with Lexington Poetry Month, and I have found that LexPoMo gets me connected with writers in my area, keeps me writing, and reminds me that there is always room for art and hope in a dark world.
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 3:41pm
Reason for signing up:
I love poetry.
Monday, May 20, 2019 @ 3:16pm
Thursday, May 30, 2019 @ 6:41pm
Bio:
Jordan Quinn resides in Paris, KY. She is a proud University of Kentucky alumna and has participated in LexPoMo for the past several summers.
Reason for signing up:
I’m trying to build my personal repertoire and it’s always a pleasure to read work from other local poets.
Monday, May 6, 2019 @ 8:30am
Bio:
Joseph Allen Nichols endeavors to write the legend of tomorrow out of the folklores of yesterday, from a place of unlimited potentials & today.
Reason for signing up:
Seventh time's a charm, no? And because I love you guys.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Proselyte
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June 05, 2019
What Must and Cannot Be Said
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June 06, 2019
Mimosa Pudica
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June 07, 2019
Elemental
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June 08, 2019
yoked
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June 10, 2019
The Druid as a Homeowner
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June 11, 2019
Whose is Bigger
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June 13, 2019
Light as a Feather; Stiff as a Board
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June 15, 2019
It's Wedding Day
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June 17, 2019
Taking the Knee (Back)
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June 19, 2019
If Time is a Ghost
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June 26, 2019
Summer Senryu
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June 27, 2019
In the Triangle
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June 28, 2019
Epiphonoma
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 11:13am
Monday, May 20, 2019 @ 2:29pm
Bio:
Writer, gardener, mom, reader, creek-splasher, mental illness stigma smasher, spiritually curious, politically furious, collecting brilliant friends from all the places my husband's academic journey has taken us. (lexington is my favorite)
Reason for signing up:
I am desperately in need of poetry writing accountability. I get way too precious with my writing and end up writing nothing at all because I can’t do it perfectly on the first try. I’m looking forward to learning from and being inspired by the community!
Thursday, May 2, 2019 @ 10:20am
Bio:
Writer of mostly narrative work, because I love stories. Grandmother, columnist, novelist and church elder.
Reason for signing up:
The challenge of LexPoMo pushes me to apply brain and fingers to work that demands that I reach beyond retirement ease. Also, I love visiting with all the other poets and watching how they address this task.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Colville: Bridge to Cabin
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June 02, 2019
First House on the Right
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June 03, 2019
First House on the Left
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June 04, 2019
Second House On the Right
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June 05, 2019
Schoolhouse Second on Right
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June 06, 2019
Third House on the Right
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June 07, 2019
Third House on the Left
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June 08, 2019
More at Hoppy's Place
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June 09, 2019
View From the Road
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June 10, 2019
Rooted on Colville Road
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June 11, 2019
House,Left, Two Fields Back
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June 12, 2019
No House,Fence Row,Rarest Tree
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June 13, 2019
House Four Skipped
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June 14, 2019
Computer Takes Over
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June 15, 2019
Blooming Bluegrass Ditty
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June 16, 2019
Sixth House on Right
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June 17, 2019
Bugs Today
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June 18, 2019
Houses Face a Storm
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June 19, 2019
House Building Revised to Fit
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June 20, 2019
Hill House On The Left
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June 21, 2019
Buffalo Trace Right of the Road
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June 22, 2019
Longest Day
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June 23, 2019
House of Gold
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June 24, 2019
Graduation Day
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June 25, 2019
House Spawns the Next House
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June 30, 2019
Covered Bridge at The End of the Road
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 @ 3:09pm
Bio:
the K is for Kentucky,
(and my scarlet A stands for Art,)
black and blue ink circles my veins,
when you find it, take the heart.
Reason for signing up:
word addict
Sunday, May 5, 2019 @ 7:50am
Bio:
Ka`imilani is a writing teacher at a 4-8th grade arts school. She is a mother of four grown children and a grandchild, is presently in the MFA Bluegrass Writing program at EKU.
Reason for signing up:
Because I like the challenge.
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Poems:
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June 02, 2019
It Doesn't Just Happen in the News
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June 04, 2019
Stopping Mid-Stream
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June 05, 2019
Suddenly Summer
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June 06, 2019
Dove Song
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June 10, 2019
Rip Tide
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June 11, 2019
Changing Course
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June 12, 2019
Waiting for Sunrise
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June 13, 2019
Ballistic Missile Inbound
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June 14, 2019
Life Lessons
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June 15, 2019
Lead Us to Still Waters
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June 16, 2019
Great Liberators
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June 17, 2019
We Can't All Be Madonna
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June 19, 2019
DNA is Sea and Land
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June 20, 2019
Poem on the Road
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June 22, 2019
Forest
Friday, May 10, 2019 @ 10:14pm
Bio:
Karah lives, writes, and gardens in Frankfort, and teaches writing and cultural studies at BCTC and EKU.
Reason for signing up:
It's a bad habit of mine.
Friday, May 3, 2019 @ 10:40am
Bio:
Karen George, a native Kentuckian, has published five chapbooks, most recently an ekphrastic collaborative chapbook, Frame and Mount the Sky, and two collections, Swim Your Way Back and A Map and One Year. She reviews poetry at Poetry Matters blog: http://readwritepoetry.blogspot.com/, and is co-founder and fiction editor of the online journal, Waypoints: http://www.waypointsmag.com/. She enjoys taking photographs and visiting museums, cemeteries, gardens, woods, mountains, and historic river towns.
Reason for signing up:
This will be my seventh year for LEXPOMO, and I love writing a poem-a-day with other poets.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Tell me if you’re still learning
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June 02, 2019
What Is It You Are Struggling For?
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June 04, 2019
Here I am again
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June 05, 2019
Today I want to paint nakedness
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June 07, 2019
I'm Starting to Get Used to Suffering
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June 10, 2019
Living Is Such a Tangle
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June 14, 2019
“Stranded in Time” *
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June 15, 2019
To Risk the Whole Thing
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June 16, 2019
After a rainy night
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June 17, 2019
Winging It
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June 19, 2019
Falling
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June 21, 2019
The enormous spine of the imagination
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June 23, 2019
Breaking Open
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June 25, 2019
Beauty Finds Me
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June 28, 2019
When you're torqued
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June 29, 2019
Sometimes A Photo Hollows You
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 4:09pm
Bio:
Karen Mireau, Founder of Azalea Art Press, is a “Literary Midwife” and small boutique publisher specializing in producing beautiful, meaningful and imaginative books. It is her desire to help others to express themselves with maximum creativity and literary integrity.
Reason for signing up:
Poetry is my first love . . .
Friday, May 3, 2019 @ 1:56pm
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
trying to say god
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June 02, 2019
trying to say god 2
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June 04, 2019
trying to say god 3
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June 05, 2019
trying to say god 4
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June 06, 2019
trying to say god 5
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June 08, 2019
trying to say god 6
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June 09, 2019
trying to say god 7
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June 11, 2019
trying to say God 8
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June 12, 2019
trying to say God 9
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June 13, 2019
trying to say God 10
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June 15, 2019
trying to say god 11
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June 16, 2019
trying to say god 12
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June 18, 2019
trying to say god 13
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June 19, 2019
trying to say god 14
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June 27, 2019
trying to say god 15
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June 29, 2019
trying to say god 16
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 @ 8:56pm
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Villanelle for Kelly
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June 02, 2019
Poem, made up of titles of several recently acquired poetry books
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June 05, 2019
One-sided Conversation
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June 06, 2019
untitled
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June 07, 2019
A Very Short Play
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June 13, 2019
Little Cliché Song in Two Parts
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June 15, 2019
Haiku for 6/15
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June 29, 2019
I shame, therefore I am.
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 9:57pm
Bio:
Kathleen is relatively new to poetry, and now can't imagine her life without it. She is especially grateful for her faithful poetry group, full of encouragement, friendly challenges and laughter. She and her husband Jonathan are planning to move to Oxford, England this summer to start a chamber music concert series with a friend.
Reason for signing up:
Because a friend encouraged me to.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Yardsale
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June 02, 2019
Moving
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June 05, 2019
Infant-Feline Scrimmage
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June 08, 2019
Vertigo
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June 09, 2019
In progress
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June 12, 2019
Seasons
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June 17, 2019
Roadkill on the Information Highway
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June 24, 2019
Celebration
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June 26, 2019
Habi the Hedgehog
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June 30, 2019
a garden untended
Thursday, May 23, 2019 @ 10:36am
Bio:
Kathleen Gregg has never been the same since she took her first poetry writing class at Carnegie Center eight years ago! Several of her poems have now been published and she has developed a wonderful network of fellow writers! Life is good!
Reason for signing up:
LexPoMo is a poetry fest like no other!
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Poems:
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June 07, 2019
NOT THE USUAL SONG OR SMELL
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June 08, 2019
EMERGENCE
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June 09, 2019
HOW ODDS CHANGE
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June 10, 2019
IS ICE CREAM A DECISION? (for Nancy)
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June 11, 2019
FEEDBACK
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June 12, 2019
THE EVE SYNDROME, for J.
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June 13, 2019
ANTS POETICA
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June 14, 2019
I'M KEEPING MY MOTHER'S URN
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June 18, 2019
TWO HOURS INTO A TEN-HOUR DRIVE TO WISCONSIN
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June 23, 2019
MAGNETIC MIDNIGHT (best time to see auroras)
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June 25, 2019
PARKWAY ODYSSEY,1976
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June 27, 2019
IF TRUMP COULD REWRITE THE STATUE OF LIBERTY MOTTO
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June 29, 2019
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S RUN
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June 30, 2019
MY SPRING CALIBRATION
Sunday, May 5, 2019 @ 3:35pm
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
how to hold
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June 02, 2019
at nintendo new york, july 16, 2016
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June 03, 2019
great-grandmother, maternal (“grandma”)
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June 04, 2019
T. Cruz
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June 08, 2019
an ethereal flight; or, notes on beer
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June 09, 2019
strengthen your bones
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June 16, 2019
i’ll feed him a poem each day
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June 18, 2019
expiration date
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June 24, 2019
Parenthood
Thursday, May 16, 2019 @ 12:35am
Bio:
Katrin Flores is a social work and psychology student at UK. She loves Jesus, Tina Belcher, and hammocking and just learned how to do a ladder stitch!
Reason for signing up:
Because some people (geniuses) decided to combine Kentucky, poetry, and community all into one
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 11:02am
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 @ 2:02pm
Bio:
just living in the heart of the feywild.
fighting against all the odds and surviving just to spite you.
i once won the the richard taylor poetry award. i think that’s when i peaked.
Reason for signing up:
because it’s easier to make my head feel like home when i’m writing.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
the main ingredient in a love potion is spearmint
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June 02, 2019
hyrsam, the prince of fools
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June 03, 2019
(re)memento mori
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June 04, 2019
red sky in mo(u)rning.
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June 05, 2019
a brief science lesson in which i learn about black holes
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June 06, 2019
the feywild system
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June 07, 2019
tiefling
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June 08, 2019
revivify
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June 09, 2019
a quest
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June 10, 2019
storm giant
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June 11, 2019
the persecution of pride
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June 12, 2019
healer
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June 13, 2019
druidcraft
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June 17, 2019
love
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June 18, 2019
maid of orléans
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June 19, 2019
same shit-different day
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June 20, 2019
when you ride off into the sunset alone
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 4:03pm
Bio:
just a 22 year old girl who loves poetry
Reason for signing up:
I haven’t written poems since high school. I’d like to try again. :)
Thursday, May 2, 2019 @ 9:08am
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 3:28pm
Bio:
Kim lives in fairy tale cottage in Louisville, KY. Has been reading serious autobiographies about women leaders lately—Sandra Day O’connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Madelyn Albright—taking a break from poetry upon completion (finally) of her MFA in poetry from Spalding University in June 2018–yeah!
Reason for signing up:
I love the challenge! And, think the time limit will make poems free of fear & editing! More spontaneous & original!
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 @ 11:45am
Bio:
Dancing. Always dancing.
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 @ 9:29am
Bio:
Teacher, traveler, writer, spy
Reason for signing up:
Lexpomo is a treat every year. Great writing community!
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Today Poetry Is
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June 02, 2019
Today Poetry Is
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June 03, 2019
Today Poetry Is
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June 04, 2019
Today Poetry Is
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June 05, 2019
Today Poetry Is
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June 06, 2019
Today Poetry Is
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June 07, 2019
Today Poetry Is
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June 09, 2019
Today Poetry Is
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June 10, 2019
Today Poetry Is
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June 11, 2019
Today Poetry Is
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June 12, 2019
Today Poetry Is
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June 13, 2019
Today Poetry Is
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June 14, 2019
Today Poetry Is
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June 16, 2019
Today Poetry Is
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June 17, 2019
Today Poetry Is
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June 19, 2019
Today Poetry Is
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June 21, 2019
Today Poetry Is
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June 22, 2019
Today Poetry Is
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June 25, 2019
Today Poetry Is
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June 26, 2019
Today Poetry Is
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June 28, 2019
Today Poetry Is
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June 29, 2019
Today Poetry Is
Thursday, May 23, 2019 @ 5:03pm
Bio:
Lauren likes writing, loves poetry, and would die for a California redwood, chainsaw to the chest and all.
Reason for signing up:
Because "nothing focuses the mind like the last minute," or, in the less sanitized words of Samuel Jackson, "Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully."
Sunday, May 26, 2019 @ 8:15pm
Bio:
Still mostly over it all, but grateful nonetheless.
Reason for signing up:
Yet again, the persistence of a certain Mr.Lally.
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Poems:
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June 05, 2019
Life in Another Century
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June 06, 2019
The Process
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June 12, 2019
Reduction
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June 13, 2019
A Matter of Scale
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June 17, 2019
The Palace of Inertia
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June 19, 2019
Brief Encounters With Members of the Chinese Zodiac Gang in the Year of the Iron Dog, 1970
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June 23, 2019
The King Takes a Leak
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June 24, 2019
Wonder
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June 25, 2019
Foreign Aid
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June 28, 2019
Pops
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June 29, 2019
Hybrid Vigor?
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June 30, 2019
One Finger's Worth
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 10:57am
Bio:
I think I did my headshot wrong.
Reason for signing up:
Because signing down makes it hard to read.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
this time next year
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June 02, 2019
twoowt
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June 03, 2019
Ode to a Toaster Strudel
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June 04, 2019
BIG PHILLY SCREWS THE POOCH
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June 05, 2019
south of salina
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June 06, 2019
Normandy
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June 07, 2019
Can't We All Just Get Along?
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June 08, 2019
get off my lawn
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June 09, 2019
Countdown
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June 10, 2019
bacon
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June 11, 2019
summer storn
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June 12, 2019
Aunt Peggy
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June 13, 2019
third floor window
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June 14, 2019
up
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June 15, 2019
refuge
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June 16, 2019
HEADLINE: LOCAL POET-PHYSICIST DESCRIBES NATURE (FROM QUANTUM FIELD TO GENERAL RELATIVITY) IN SINGLE WORD; SCIENTISTS STUNNED. WORD SHARED, BELOW!
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June 17, 2019
don't sit under my apple tree
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June 18, 2019
break of day
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June 19, 2019
'77
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June 20, 2019
maker of all things
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June 21, 2019
Ragin' Redneck (round 'bout the key of G)
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June 22, 2019
No Fighting At the Table
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June 23, 2019
runningoutofspace
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June 24, 2019
a little blue tree
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June 25, 2019
My Current Mobile Sensory Input and Material Manipulation Unit
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June 26, 2019
Dime Store Novel
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June 27, 2019
melancholy border collie
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June 28, 2019
Possibility
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June 29, 2019
The Fever
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June 30, 2019
Things End
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 12:42am
Bio:
Leahna is a fourteen year old girl. She’s carefree and easy going, but allows the thoughts of fear control her. She wants you to know that sometimes the people late to the party are the best ones you’ll meet!
Reason for signing up:
I love writing. Also a friend told me too so why not!
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Remember me
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June 05, 2019
Clarity
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June 06, 2019
I am undone by you.
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June 07, 2019
parenthood is optional to the lucky, but as a receiver, a death sentence.
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June 08, 2019
Don’t wake me.
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June 09, 2019
I now believe in my future.
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June 10, 2019
Internal hell, punishment for my hopeless sin.
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June 11, 2019
Untouchable, to a working faith.
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June 14, 2019
Pureness met with pain
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June 17, 2019
Power held in a glass of hysteria
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June 18, 2019
Bee
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June 19, 2019
Mismarried religion
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June 21, 2019
Cut off my two fingers, take away my gag reflex.
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June 22, 2019
Dry hope in a flooded mind.
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 @ 7:56pm
Bio:
Lennart Lundh is a poet, short-fictionist, historian, and photographer. His work has appeared internationally since 1965.
Reason for signing up:
Because poetry is needed.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Mother's Days
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June 02, 2019
His finger twitches
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June 03, 2019
I know that
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June 04, 2019
Yes, I'm the woman
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June 05, 2019
Your memories keep a rope
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June 06, 2019
I saw your hand
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June 07, 2019
My freshly minted ghost
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June 08, 2019
A Different Memorial Day
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June 09, 2019
A man walks into a square
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June 10, 2019
Music videos
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June 11, 2019
If you see
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June 12, 2019
You, with your hair
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June 13, 2019
If you take the path
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June 14, 2019
We watch TV
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June 15, 2019
Photos Taken in Evidence on the Streets of Two Capitals
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June 16, 2019
What Shall I Be?
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June 17, 2019
Poster: Circle Graphic
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June 18, 2019
Alchemies
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June 19, 2019
Childhoods Ended
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June 20, 2019
Whispers
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June 21, 2019
Job Descriptions
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June 22, 2019
Alpha and Omega
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June 23, 2019
memento si
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June 24, 2019
As the years passed
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June 25, 2019
She sits
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June 26, 2019
There was a woman
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June 27, 2019
They could be bathers
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June 28, 2019
Whispering voices circle
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June 29, 2019
Her hands delight
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June 30, 2019
The shops are dark
Thursday, May 30, 2019 @ 2:04pm
Bio:
Linda Bryant is a journalist and poet who recently relocated from Nashville, TN. She's been published in newspapers and journals but poetry has always been her first love. She recently quit journalism, bought acreage near Berea and is committed to writing poetry on a new level. She hopes to develop her 30-acre spot in Berea into a writer's retreat.
Reason for signing up:
I want to jump into the writing scene. I love the discipline of a daily writing challenge. I only have two friends here so far.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Goodbye haiku
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June 02, 2019
Fixing my Sight
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June 03, 2019
First Marriage
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June 04, 2019
When You Recover
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June 05, 2019
Haibun for the Sex Instinct
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June 06, 2019
What You Are
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June 07, 2019
Water's Edge
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June 08, 2019
Executive Instructions
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June 09, 2019
Tool Kit
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June 10, 2019
Moving Back to the City
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June 11, 2019
Balandi Village
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June 12, 2019
The Great Recession
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June 13, 2019
Ode to the Void
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June 14, 2019
Ode to the Eastern Redbud
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June 15, 2019
The Lost Frogs of Haiti
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June 16, 2019
Frayed Blue Jesus
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June 17, 2019
Spit Pearls from Trouble
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June 18, 2019
Three Reasons to Live Near a River
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June 19, 2019
Haiku at Dusk
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June 20, 2019
Retirement
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June 21, 2019
Hypnagogic State
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June 22, 2019
Hello & Goodbye
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June 23, 2019
Water’s Edge II
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June 24, 2019
Mae Champagne’s Legacy
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June 25, 2019
Body Memory
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June 26, 2019
At This Hour
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June 27, 2019
Imperfect Ending
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June 28, 2019
Before Coffee
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June 29, 2019
Reliquary
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June 30, 2019
Contraposition
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 @ 12:57pm
Reason for signing up:
Love participating
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 9:26am
Friday, May 17, 2019 @ 10:43pm
Bio:
Lisa is a high school English teacher in Lexington. When she isn’t teaching, she can be found hiking, cheering on her son at hockey games, or plotting the next stamp for her passport.
Reason for signing up:
I love that summer starts with this amazing community of writers.
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 @ 9:07am
Bio:
Liz Prather teaches writing at Lafayette High School.
Reason for signing up:
I no longer know what to do with my days.
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 10:14pm
Bio:
She was born amongst the honeysuckles and blackberries. Her heart is filled with laughter and Her kisses taste of Bourbon...
Reason for signing up:
Why not. Sounds fun.
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 @ 3:22pm
Bio:
Lori is a four-time LexPoMo participant, writer, mother of three daughters, wife, lover of coffee, alone time, office supplies, organization, sparkly things, and creativity. She is revising a NaNo WriMo novel, devising plans for future projects, and improvising in the in-between.
Reason for signing up:
The LexPoMo community is a talented bunch of attentive life-living sparks of light who not only write beauty and horror, but encourage and support each other in the process. I enjoy being a part of it.
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 @ 7:33pm
Reason for signing up:
I love writing, but sometimes life gets in the way. This is a promise to myself to write more and to be connected to other poets.
Friday, May 24, 2019 @ 1:01pm
Bio:
McKenna Carter is eighteen and trying to figure it all out.
Reason for signing up:
Poetry is fun and so are challenges, and while having too much of a good thing (like mixing chocolate and yogurt) can become a bad thing, I'm excited to participate!
Thursday, May 9, 2019 @ 7:57am
Reason for signing up:
A friend mentioned it
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Poems:
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June 29, 2019
Evan
Saturday, May 25, 2019 @ 11:55pm
Thursday, May 23, 2019 @ 11:05am
Bio:
Live your life to the fullest:)
Reason for signing up:
Me and my friends all wanted to do it together!
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Every time.
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June 02, 2019
Weird, Beautiful
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June 03, 2019
An Open Field
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June 04, 2019
Life Hits You
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June 05, 2019
I need a minute.
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June 06, 2019
Somewhat Okay
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June 07, 2019
My Train, My Journey, Me
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June 08, 2019
Hang On
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June 09, 2019
Blast Off
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June 10, 2019
I hope you’re hoping the same
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June 11, 2019
Astro-Lincoln
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June 12, 2019
A Week’s Worth Of Rain
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June 13, 2019
A Black and White Cat
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June 14, 2019
Crazy Fool
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June 15, 2019
The Simple Things
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June 16, 2019
Mother Nature, the artist
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June 17, 2019
A Sun-Stained Hideaway
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June 18, 2019
“Chin up, charge the mountain”
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June 19, 2019
Live Now
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June 20, 2019
Some Days
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June 21, 2019
My Greatest Best Friend
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June 22, 2019
The Sunset Over The Bridge
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June 23, 2019
The Knights’ Battles
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June 24, 2019
Reach, Soar, Wonder.
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June 25, 2019
Out Here
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June 26, 2019
Stay or Leave
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June 27, 2019
Nights Like These
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June 28, 2019
Demolition Derby
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June 29, 2019
The County Fair
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June 30, 2019
Continuing
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 @ 6:11pm
Bio:
some tooth and nail kinda shit
Sunday, May 5, 2019 @ 12:23pm
Bio:
Madison is a current student at UKY. She’s pursuing a dual degree in Psychology and Gender Women’s Studies with certificates in Universal Design, Sexuality Studies, and Social Science Research. That says too much about her inability to settle on anything. Outside of school she spends most of the time asking her partner for a dog.
Reason for signing up:
Good question. Why do I do anything?
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Poems:
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June 02, 2019
Two Sides (at least)
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June 03, 2019
OCD in Three Parts
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June 04, 2019
For the Woman Standing on the Overpass at 4 P.M.
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June 05, 2019
Generational Acrobats
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June 06, 2019
The Newest Testament
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June 07, 2019
Seven
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June 08, 2019
Eight
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June 09, 2019
Nine
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June 10, 2019
Ten
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June 11, 2019
Ode to the Wishing Well
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June 12, 2019
Twelve
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June 13, 2019
Late Bloomer
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June 14, 2019
Fourteen is Not Quite Good
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June 15, 2019
For What Feels Like Fifteen Hours
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June 16, 2019
A Letter to my Great Grandfather’s Front Lawn
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June 17, 2019
untitled
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June 18, 2019
Advice to Myself at Eighteen:
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June 19, 2019
Amnesia
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June 20, 2019
A Little Love Poem
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June 21, 2019
Hesitations
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June 22, 2019
The Cosmic Joke
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June 23, 2019
I came, I saw, I shit my pants.
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June 24, 2019
Sacrament
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June 25, 2019
In Her Image
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June 26, 2019
Two Bedrooms and a Walk-Away Closet
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June 27, 2019
Siri Knows More About Me Than My Therapist
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June 28, 2019
Insomnia
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June 29, 2019
Not So Silent Prayers
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June 30, 2019
Donald the Uber Driver as a Drunk Poem
Friday, May 3, 2019 @ 3:41pm
Bio:
Maeve is a senior undergrad at UK pursuing a degree in linguistics with minors in voice and cognitive science. She loves cats, music, and all things words.
Reason for signing up:
I fell out of practice with writing five years ago and this is my good-faith effort to get back into the ring (whether I’ll stick to it, we’ll see).
Thursday, May 30, 2019 @ 1:52pm
Bio:
I live with my amazing wife and teach kids to remember the past.
Reason for signing up:
What's June without poetry?
Sunday, May 12, 2019 @ 3:29pm
Bio:
In the midst of geographical transition, Maggie is a high school English teacher. During her "summer off" (cue the smirks of educators everywhere), she will direct a Young Writers' Camp in PA. Maggie loves trying new food, discovering face masks, and cuddling her pups.
Reason for signing up:
Did it last year, doin' it again!
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Two Wishes
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June 02, 2019
Sun Revelation
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June 03, 2019
I Love You Like the Mountains
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June 04, 2019
More Hands
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June 05, 2019
Whatcha Got
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June 06, 2019
Apology to a Dropped Hair Tie
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June 07, 2019
Redux
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June 08, 2019
Ways To Be Shiny
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June 09, 2019
Playing Poker at My Fiance's Family Reunion
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June 10, 2019
Acrostic for Scruffy
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June 11, 2019
Servin' Tennis
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June 12, 2019
Wyoming Drive
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June 13, 2019
Just North of Little Rock
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June 14, 2019
Getting a Coke Slurpee at the Gas Station
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June 15, 2019
The Trouble with Moving
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June 17, 2019
The Trouble with Moving (Part 2)
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June 18, 2019
The Trouble with Moving (Part 3)
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June 20, 2019
A Song for Zamira
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June 21, 2019
Greek Statue
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June 23, 2019
Word Salad
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June 29, 2019
Magnet Poem 1
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June 30, 2019
What I Love You Means
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 @ 9:46pm
Bio:
Malinda O’Quinn is the mother of a small, beautiful weirdo and the wife of an awkward purveyor of endless fun facts.
She is an enthusiast of cats and black bean brownies.
Reason for signing up:
Bronson
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 @ 10:04pm
Bio:
Margaret is a musician and filmmaker from Lexington. Her work is concerned with navigating her queer/trans identity, dysphoria, depression, intimacy, and loneliness.
Reason for signing up:
I don't know what else to do.
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 @ 7:54am
Bio:
Mari is a member of Old Washington Wordsmith's...she enjoys expressing her voice through poetry! Mari found receptive ears within the Wordsmith's group!
Reason for signing up:
Listening to what others have to say through poetry is invigorating!
Friday, May 10, 2019 @ 1:30pm
Bio:
A Lexington-based visual artist working in acrylic painting, printmaking and mix media that enjoys writing memoir and poetry.
Reason for signing up:
I need the daily prompt to create a set of words on paper.
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 @ 10:59pm
Bio:
When I grow up, I want to be a poet.
Reason for signing up:
I'm practicing.
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 @ 8:31am
Bio:
Mary Lou is a mother, grandmother, hospital chaplain and an extroverted introvert.
Reason for signing up:
The challenge of thinking and writing creatively and reflecting on life as it is and could be is inspiring.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Gone Missing
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June 02, 2019
Ashes
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June 03, 2019
Dawn
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June 04, 2019
Such Is Life
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June 06, 2019
Empathy
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June 07, 2019
Labyrinth
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June 09, 2019
Neither Here Nor There
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June 11, 2019
The Whisper
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June 13, 2019
Retirement
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June 15, 2019
Asking
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June 19, 2019
The Most Important Things
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June 23, 2019
Seeking Peace
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June 24, 2019
Pondering Pinkness
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June 25, 2019
Ubuntu
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June 28, 2019
Possibilites and Potential
Friday, May 10, 2019 @ 2:27pm
Bio:
Marz Corbeau is a writer and musician living in Lexington. They enjoy writing about tarot, gender, relationships, Appalachia, and disability. When not writing they’re can be found baking bread for folks they love.
Reason for signing up:
They signed up to explore poetry and challenge their deeply held belief they “just aren’t a poet”. They’re here to face their literary fears.
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 @ 9:24am
Bio:
Maya is a rising senior in high school and an aspiring poet. She loves travel, cannoli and is constantly lost in thought.
Reason for signing up:
4th year with lexpomo, hoping for more years after that
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Poems:
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June 02, 2019
Woman In The Green Shirt
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June 03, 2019
Two Squirrels
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June 04, 2019
Irises
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June 05, 2019
Night In Coldspring
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June 06, 2019
My Heart
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June 07, 2019
Running, Running Out Of Time
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June 09, 2019
For A Moment, She Stood Still
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June 10, 2019
Moon Salve
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June 11, 2019
Stripped Away
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June 12, 2019
Useless Beings
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June 15, 2019
I Saw You, Thalassa
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June 25, 2019
Foxes
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 12:34am
Bio:
Named by her father, who once was an avid climber, during an expedition to the Grand Tetons in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. On a particularly trying start to the day, his coffee froze solid in an insulated thermos while tackling the first of the two peaks planned for that day, so he took a respite in the Meadow. There he stretched in the soft grass, amongst confetti spread flowers and watched a deer take slow sips from a musical stream, just feet away.
Reason for signing up:
lexpomo has become a signpost that marks the start of summer - i’m all for it
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 @ 7:05pm
Bio:
Melissa is a writer from Southern Illinois living in Southern Indiana.
Reason for signing up:
Katerina!
Thursday, May 30, 2019 @ 4:20pm
Bio:
Melissa is a designer and photographer from Akron, Ohio. She has a passion for arts education and works as the Manager of Student Affairs at the Myers School of Art at the University of Akron. She spends one week each summer in Kentucky volunteering as a counselor at an arts camp, the friends she has made there encouraged her to participate this year!
Reason for signing up:
I want to write more and stress less; get things out of my brain and into the world.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
This is not a haiku. That is not a chicken wing.
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June 02, 2019
Simple song
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June 03, 2019
i was in no mood
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June 04, 2019
did you set the alarm?
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June 05, 2019
don't they call that anxiety?
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June 06, 2019
for life and all that goes with it
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June 07, 2019
Dusk
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June 08, 2019
Flyover
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June 10, 2019
Commuter
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June 11, 2019
better safe than sorry
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June 12, 2019
ignorance is bliss
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June 18, 2019
Phoebe of Cenchreae
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June 19, 2019
how many days left
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June 24, 2019
a distant comfort
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June 27, 2019
expectation
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 12:00pm
Bio:
Melva writes about growing up and living in KY. She lives on the outskirts of Lexington, loves her garden and grandchildren. And she loves poetry.
Reason for signing up:
I love doing this every year.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
When You’re Unease Is Not Easy
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June 02, 2019
Today’s Moon Sign Indicates a Day to Kill Pests
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June 03, 2019
Life: A Bowl of Cooked Romas
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June 04, 2019
The River Is a Wondrous Machine
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June 05, 2019
Straw Leaves
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June 06, 2019
Summer Storm Stretch
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June 07, 2019
The Coffin, Paper
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June 08, 2019
Prayed for Rain Arrives
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June 09, 2019
Between Rains, The Sun Shines
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June 10, 2019
And Mr. Man Aint Going To Do It
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June 13, 2019
What Happens When I Do Research
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June 15, 2019
People Used to Say: Shut the Door! Did You Grow up in a Barn?
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June 16, 2019
June Haiku
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June 18, 2019
Hot Humid Kentucky Days Demand Ice-Cream
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June 19, 2019
My Common Fig Blossomed
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June 20, 2019
Hot Humid Kentucky Days Demand Ice-Cream
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June 22, 2019
If Ever There Was a Writer’s Chocolate
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June 23, 2019
Hot Humid Kentucky Days Demand Ice-Cream
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June 25, 2019
Straw O Straw
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June 27, 2019
Tender Tendrils
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June 28, 2019
The Sun Is A God Unto Herself
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June 29, 2019
Paradise in My Hands
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June 30, 2019
Breakfast on a Plate with Spoon
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 @ 4:58pm
Reason for signing up:
The universe commanded me.
Thursday, May 16, 2019 @ 11:38am
Bio:
henry likes fencing cooking and video games.
Sunday, June 16, 2019 @ 4:08pm
Bio:
Late to the game this year but happy to be included nonetheless.
Reason for signing up:
Sometimes I have things to say and think it would be nice to say them to strangers.
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 @ 8:32pm
Bio:
Michayla is a recently-graduated senior from Lafayette High School. She enjoys writing with her dad and listening to The Beatles.
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 10:20pm
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 1:44am
Bio:
43, cook, poet, wife, Aspie, pet mom
Funny, witty, generous, loyal, queer
Opalescent Cobalt Water Dragon
Reason for signing up:
It's June. That's what we do in June. Write poems!!
Sunday, May 12, 2019 @ 11:43am
Bio:
Mike Wilson has had work published in small magazines including Appalachian Heritage, Solidago, Frogpond, Cagibi, Stoneboat, and The Aurorean.
Reason for signing up:
It's fun
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Reincarnation
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June 02, 2019
Middle School Forever
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June 03, 2019
Star-crossed
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June 04, 2019
Bird on a Wire
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June 05, 2019
If St. Anthony Were a Poet
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June 06, 2019
Stone Cold
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June 07, 2019
Walking the Dogs Without Hank
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June 08, 2019
Learn to Be Still
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June 09, 2019
I Fought the Law and the Law Won
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June 10, 2019
Hubris
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June 11, 2019
Climate Change
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June 12, 2019
Thermostat
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June 13, 2019
Guilty as Charged
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June 14, 2019
Thanksgiving with a Fin
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June 15, 2019
Thanksgiving Observed
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June 16, 2019
Thanksgiving Explained
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June 17, 2019
Tired of Anger
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June 18, 2019
Dealing from the Bottom of the Deck
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June 19, 2019
Quixote
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June 20, 2019
Immigrant
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June 21, 2019
The Eyes Have It
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June 22, 2019
Please Shut Up
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June 23, 2019
The Cloud
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June 24, 2019
At the Edge of the Wallow
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June 25, 2019
The Universe is a Friendly Place
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June 26, 2019
Loving
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June 27, 2019
Spooning
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June 28, 2019
Being Here
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June 29, 2019
Minstrel Boy
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June 30, 2019
Lessons from LEXPOMO 2019
Friday, May 10, 2019 @ 11:48am
Bio:
Misty Skaggs is a barefooted college drop, a poet and author, a caretaker and an artist/activist who currently resides far from town at the end of a gravel road.
if you like what you read here, think about ordering Skaggs' first full length poetry collection, Planted by the Signs, available now from Ohio University Press -
https://www.ohioswallow.com/book/Planted+by+the+Signs
Reason for signing up:
I'm determined to finish the whole month this go 'round!
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
wet and obstinate
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June 02, 2019
fix this
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June 03, 2019
a weak moment
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June 04, 2019
confidence in full bloom
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June 05, 2019
she's hopeful
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June 06, 2019
lonely after eleven
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June 07, 2019
mad at the world
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June 08, 2019
laundry day
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June 13, 2019
sweet enough to melt
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June 18, 2019
old dogs
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June 19, 2019
hateful hoodoo
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June 29, 2019
i might float off
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June 30, 2019
waiting for a storm
Thursday, May 16, 2019 @ 10:46am
Reason for signing up:
I was interested in learning about poetry and the ways of writing interesting stories and learning how to get better at writing poetry
Friday, May 3, 2019 @ 4:56pm
Bio:
Morghan is an educator, milkshake connoisseur, and a fat queer poet. She has attempted LexPoMo many times, and completed it successfully once.
Reason for signing up:
I write best when prompted and inspired, and I’m hoping to get back into the flow I once had.
Friday, May 3, 2019 @ 11:50am
Bio:
Mya Sophia is a Teen Howl Poet, Young Women Writer’s Project participant, and third place winner of the KSPS Student Poetry Contest. She is passionate about social justice especially in her poetry and is also a writer of prose. When she is not writing she enjoys many forms of performing arts, books, and history.
Reason for signing up:
Because I would like to expand my horizon and write more poetry.
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 @ 8:30am
Reason for signing up:
I need to get them poems outta my system.
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 @ 2:04pm
Bio:
Nancy Jentsch has taught German and Spanish for over thirty-five years at Northern Kentucky University. She will retire in 2020 and looks forward to spending more time writing poetry and sharing the art of words with others. She has published scholarly articles, short fiction and poetry in journals such as Journal of Kentucky Studies, Eclectica, Aurorean, and Blinders. Her chapbook, Authorized Visitors, has been published by Cherry Grove Collections, an imprint of WordTech Communications (2017). Seven of her ekphrastic poems appear in the collaborative chapbook Frame and Mount the Sky (Finishing Line Press, 2017). Her Facebook writer’s page is https://www.facebook.com/NancyJentschPoet/. When she is not writing or teaching, she enjoys hiking, bird watching, knitting and Sudoku.
Reason for signing up:
There's no way I'd rather spend the month of June.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Virginia Beach, June 1, 2019
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June 03, 2019
June Day
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June 05, 2019
Hidden
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June 08, 2019
Pinned
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June 10, 2019
Where Is the Poem in This Slate Gray Day?
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June 12, 2019
Stitched
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June 13, 2019
Poetic Reality Glasses
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June 15, 2019
Holy Moments
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June 17, 2019
Knitted
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June 19, 2019
Waterfall
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June 21, 2019
Paradise Today
Thursday, May 30, 2019 @ 5:35pm
Bio:
Nell Whitman won a 3rd grade poetry contest with a poem entitled “Nature is Something I Love.” This budding Mary Oliver has been teaching English ever since. Writing poetry daily is most definitely a “dream deferred.”
Reason for signing up:
I want to challenge myself to write daily.
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 4:48pm
Reason for signing up:
to write poems
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Poems:
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June 03, 2019
Mediterranean Mourning Poem
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June 14, 2019
I Remember Nothing
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June 16, 2019
My Favorite Time of Day
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June 17, 2019
Little Orange in a Large Blue Bowl
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June 18, 2019
Yesterday I Wore a Hat
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June 19, 2019
Continuity
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June 21, 2019
Oliver Saks Is Of No Help At All
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June 23, 2019
Ambivalence
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June 24, 2019
Moonbear's Birthday
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June 27, 2019
Sometimes All I Need Is To Read the Menu
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 10:51pm
Bio:
Nina is a finance MBA with a serious interest in the cultivation of English roses. When she isn't raising them from bare roots, she is painting them in watercolors. And singing them in verse.
Reason for signing up:
Because I love poetry.
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 @ 2:04pm
Bio:
Nollie is a visual artist who can be found at @halfwitchdisaster on instagram.
Reason for signing up:
Round 2
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Goldseason
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June 02, 2019
Fireproof Cathedral
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June 03, 2019
Featherheart
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June 04, 2019
Sleepblooming
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June 05, 2019
Dripwing
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June 06, 2019
Sick day
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June 07, 2019
Stonebound
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June 08, 2019
Locked
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June 09, 2019
Drunken
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June 10, 2019
Silverwire
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June 11, 2019
Shoreline
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June 12, 2019
Pactbolster
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June 13, 2019
Oracular
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June 14, 2019
Freshfaced
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June 15, 2019
Untied
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June 16, 2019
Hereditary
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June 17, 2019
Mothwing
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June 18, 2019
Rainladen
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June 19, 2019
Homebuilt
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June 20, 2019
Nausea
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June 21, 2019
Crowperch
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June 22, 2019
Unshatter
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June 23, 2019
Oilblood
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June 24, 2019
Sick day pt. 2
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June 25, 2019
Daybearer
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June 26, 2019
Brickfoot
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June 27, 2019
Gardenprayer
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June 28, 2019
Weight
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June 30, 2019
Interlock
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 @ 12:35am
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 @ 10:38am
Bio:
Pat Owen just had her second book of poetry, Orion's Belt at the End of the Drive, published by Accents Publishing.
Reason for signing up:
It helps get me out of bed and to my writing desk!
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Report Card
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June 02, 2019
The Rain Goes on Without You
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June 03, 2019
Satellite Map International Flight
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June 04, 2019
This Date: April 27
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June 05, 2019
Installation of the HVAC
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June 06, 2019
Arc
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June 07, 2019
Hope without Hope
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June 08, 2019
Escaping Politics
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June 09, 2019
Shady Lady
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June 10, 2019
The Contest
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June 11, 2019
New Lamp
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June 12, 2019
Skin
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June 13, 2019
His Hands
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June 14, 2019
Lesbians in the Front Pew
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June 15, 2019
Ripe
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June 16, 2019
In the Dentist Chair
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June 17, 2019
Consume
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June 18, 2019
Kamala
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June 19, 2019
Q&A on Longboat Key
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June 20, 2019
Tail End of Summer
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June 21, 2019
Liquid Dampness
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June 22, 2019
The Spin Class
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June 23, 2019
Defined World
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June 24, 2019
Fortune Teller
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June 25, 2019
Dropped in from Another Century
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June 26, 2019
Late Afternoon with Isabelle
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June 27, 2019
Living on the River
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June 28, 2019
Annunciation
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June 29, 2019
Newly-Wed's First Fight
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June 30, 2019
The Woman in the Bus Shelter
Sunday, May 12, 2019 @ 1:45pm
Bio:
Patrick Johnson lives and writes in Morehead, Kentucky. He is an instructor in Morehead State University
Reason for signing up:
Poetry writing is always a good thing.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Home Place
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June 02, 2019
Circle
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June 04, 2019
In Our Time
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June 05, 2019
Watercolor
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June 06, 2019
Seasonal
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June 07, 2019
Hunting Shadows
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June 09, 2019
Suitcase
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June 10, 2019
Family
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June 11, 2019
Joyce
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June 12, 2019
Video Games
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June 14, 2019
Mixed
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June 17, 2019
On A Night Like This
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June 18, 2019
Rainy Days
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June 20, 2019
While Sweeping
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June 21, 2019
Japanese knotweed
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June 22, 2019
A Good Man
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June 24, 2019
Beyond
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June 25, 2019
Cornell and Bennington
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June 26, 2019
Smile
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June 27, 2019
Hills
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June 29, 2019
Sehnsucht
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June 30, 2019
Glass Surface
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 @ 6:09pm
Reason for signing up:
I love lexpomo
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
tinderness
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June 02, 2019
lost and found
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June 03, 2019
city of rainbows
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June 05, 2019
Trickle Crown
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June 06, 2019
Mr. Right
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June 13, 2019
at least
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June 15, 2019
*
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June 16, 2019
Body Positivity
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June 19, 2019
to kill a bug
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June 21, 2019
New Reality
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June 24, 2019
father's day for a gambling addict
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June 26, 2019
the answer
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June 29, 2019
thoughts on ice
Saturday, May 18, 2019 @ 9:32pm
Bio:
Writer. Reader. Maker. Traveler.
Reason for signing up:
I love this community!
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 @ 8:52am
Bio:
Pauletta Hansel is author of seven poetry collections, including Coal Town Photograph (Dos Madres Press, 2019), Palindrome (Dos Madres Press, 2017), winner of the 2017 Weatherford Award for best Appalachian poetry book and Tangle (Dos Madres Press, 2015). Several poems in her last three books were drafted during LexPoMo. Pauletta is from eastern Kentucky and was Cincinnati’s first Poet Laureate (2016- 2018). She is managing editor of Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel, the literary publication of Southern Appalachian Writers Cooperative.
Reason for signing up:
Because it's time.
Sunday, May 19, 2019 @ 10:25pm
Bio:
Philip is a Lexington native who has been writing poetry since his high school days, but only started taking it seriously relatively recently. He is also an aspiring novelist with a book series in the works. His focus is on human relationships, the quiet battles that everyone faces, and how we, as individuals and as a community, come together to overcome these issues.
Reason for signing up:
A dear friend recently said to me that we sometimes have to pay for the poems we write. I want to make something positive out of the trials life has given.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Moment
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June 02, 2019
Specter
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June 03, 2019
Some Days Are Just...No
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June 04, 2019
Feeling Cynical After a Severe Slight
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June 05, 2019
Such a Simple Thing
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June 06, 2019
Mo(u)rning Prayer
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June 07, 2019
She Texts As If Nothing Has Happened
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June 08, 2019
Workhorse
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June 09, 2019
Heard a Forgotten Song a New Way
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June 10, 2019
My Past Hasn't Learned to Let Me Go Yet
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June 11, 2019
White Feather Sniper
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June 12, 2019
Workplace Crush
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June 13, 2019
Hard at Work and Nothing to Show
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June 14, 2019
Glam
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June 15, 2019
At Midnight or Beyond
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June 16, 2019
Let Me Tell You About the Time I Became an Axe Murderer
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June 17, 2019
Usually on Vacation This Time of Year
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June 18, 2019
Following France
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June 19, 2019
You Were My Sun and It's Been Snowing For So Long
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June 20, 2019
The Traditional Answers Aren't Working
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June 21, 2019
End of Year Syndrome
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June 22, 2019
'Dog Boy' Puts His Two Weeks In
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June 23, 2019
Have You Gone to Church Today?
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June 24, 2019
All Guys Are Pieces of Shit. But Not You. You're Cool.
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June 25, 2019
Workplace Wisdoms (I Kind of Wish my Coworkers Knew)
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June 26, 2019
Think Positive and Be Grateful
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June 27, 2019
Kindred
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June 28, 2019
Prudence Poem
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June 29, 2019
Always Loved a Good Storm
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June 30, 2019
Yes, It Had to Be a Poem a Day
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 11:11am
Reason for signing up:
To enjoy seeing the world from others perspective and to be challenged to share mine.
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 10:41pm
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
Spring Cleaning
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June 02, 2019
Onyx Mourning
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June 03, 2019
Vigil for the Sun
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June 04, 2019
The Wonder of it All
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June 05, 2019
Seven Holds Ten
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June 06, 2019
Amnesia
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June 07, 2019
Sleepless Sorrow (The Haunting)
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June 08, 2019
POOF
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June 09, 2019
Kissing Karma
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June 10, 2019
Sequel
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June 11, 2019
4 of Swords
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June 12, 2019
Watching Windows
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June 13, 2019
Perspective and Choice
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June 14, 2019
Tables
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June 15, 2019
High Lean Rules
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June 16, 2019
Undressing
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June 17, 2019
No Reply Needed
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June 18, 2019
Becoming Her
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June 19, 2019
Family Snapshot
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June 20, 2019
Taps
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June 21, 2019
Fundamental Math
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June 22, 2019
Get a Grip
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June 23, 2019
Still (The Treading)
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June 25, 2019
Anamnesis
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June 26, 2019
The Genius of Meaning
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June 27, 2019
Ain't Nothing New (Receipts)
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June 29, 2019
Gone Missing
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June 30, 2019
The Stonewall
Monday, May 27, 2019 @ 3:01pm
Reason for signing up:
Cuz why not.
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 10:21pm
Bio:
I write and illustrate childrens books.
I live on the Ohio side of the river and often wander the Kentucky side, working, writing, drawing, and drinking coffee there.
Reason for signing up:
I want to improve my writing skills by writing every day. I hope to make a little book with my drawings.
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Poems:
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June 02, 2019
Wild Thing
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June 03, 2019
Pill Bug City
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June 05, 2019
Camp Whippoorwill
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June 06, 2019
Conga Critters
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June 07, 2019
At The Flea
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June 08, 2019
Oakley
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June 11, 2019
Brown County
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June 12, 2019
Feline Fur Line
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June 17, 2019
Playtime
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June 18, 2019
The End
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June 22, 2019
Good & Plenty
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June 23, 2019
Spiral Bound
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June 25, 2019
Picking Daisy
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June 26, 2019
Haunt Here
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 10:39pm
Bio:
Rachel works as a spiritual consultant and writer of broad spectrum nightmares. Read sparingly.
Reason for signing up:
Rehabilitation effort
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
untitled
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June 03, 2019
untitled
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June 05, 2019
untitled
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June 06, 2019
Good different.
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June 11, 2019
untitled
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June 12, 2019
untitled
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June 13, 2019
untitled
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June 16, 2019
untitled
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June 17, 2019
untitled
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June 18, 2019
untitled
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June 24, 2019
untitled
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June 25, 2019
untitled
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June 27, 2019
untitled
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July 01, 2019
untitled
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 10:57pm
Bio:
Ramsi Woodcock teaches law at the University of Kentucky.
Reason for signing up:
That is a very complicated problem with no closed-form solution.
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 11:18pm
Bio:
Rayny Palmer is alive.
Reason for signing up:
It serves my two purposes.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
and so
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June 02, 2019
a fisherman
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June 03, 2019
summer
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June 04, 2019
leaves on the ground
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June 06, 2019
pontificate upon this
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June 07, 2019
something such
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June 08, 2019
daybreak
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June 09, 2019
on night
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June 11, 2019
on the miracle of aging
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June 13, 2019
nightstruck
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June 14, 2019
June 14 18:38
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June 15, 2019
sometimes you're at the end of it and you can't look back yet
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June 17, 2019
conversation theories
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June 18, 2019
maybe one day
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June 20, 2019
with time all things will be better
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June 23, 2019
at lake Michigan
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June 26, 2019
time and time
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June 27, 2019
when the ground is too hot to touch
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June 28, 2019
haiku
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June 29, 2019
one last night, I wait
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June 30, 2019
an end of an era
Sunday, May 5, 2019 @ 12:37pm
Bio:
Rebecca Cavendish is in the habit of changing her pseudonym every year or so, with a habitual cycling of legal names every five years or so.
Reason for signing up:
I love Lexington Poetry Month, and I love taking part in it. The other poets are excellent and the yearly Anthologies are lovingly curated. They've maintained and grown this site over the years and I am particularly grateful that poems of previous years are preserved.
Thursday, May 23, 2019 @ 10:58pm
Bio:
rebecca actually knows nothing about poetry, but she is here because she has good friends.
Reason for signing up:
helen. and maybe a little for myself, too.
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 9:10pm
Bio:
Regan Strehl is currently a student enrolled in Lafayette High School. She spends far too much time in her own head or with her nose stuck in a book. Hopefully Lexpomo will give her enough motivation to interact with living creatures beyond her cat, Alexis.
Reason for signing up:
Because I need to get a publishing credit for SCAPA literary arts. Also, I am intimidated by the success of my peers due to my complete lack of noteworthy accomplishments. I thought this might help with that.
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 9:52pm
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
The Little Voice Says Maybe
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June 02, 2019
untitled
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June 03, 2019
untitled
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June 04, 2019
Remember the Phrase "Lit Off"
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June 05, 2019
In a Perspective Moment
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June 06, 2019
Forecasting and
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June 08, 2019
untitled
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June 09, 2019
Ghosting
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June 10, 2019
It rises from the ground like fog
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June 11, 2019
Today Was Beautiful, But Still I Missed Winter
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June 12, 2019
To Do List
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June 13, 2019
Vacay
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June 14, 2019
Take a Second, Breathe
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June 20, 2019
Returning Home
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June 22, 2019
Advice from Pink Flamingos
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June 25, 2019
untitled
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June 27, 2019
Parity
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June 30, 2019
It's Over
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 @ 10:59pm
Bio:
Renee Rigdon -- High Priestess of Sparkle, long-reigning Goofus extraordinaire, and pretty excellent hugger -- is an artist, writer, and volunteer coordinator. She is told she exudes Big Mom Energy.
Reason for signing up:
For the kicks, friend. The kicks.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
I got a new plant today, and the sunlight, through her leaves, is pretty great.
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June 02, 2019
Invasive
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June 03, 2019
It Wood Bee Nice
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June 04, 2019
Heliotropic, or "And he start to runnin' with the church money and the lady at 911 said, 'don't you chase him' and I said, 'oh, I'm chasin' him'."
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June 05, 2019
Skerpies
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June 06, 2019
Good vibrations
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June 07, 2019
In a bowl with milk and too much sugar, it still tastes like childhood, even if it makes me sad.
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June 08, 2019
Stolon Glances
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June 09, 2019
Inhabitiveness
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June 10, 2019
The one with the cockroach
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June 11, 2019
(I'm sorry)
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June 12, 2019
A poster of a kitten, taped just above your coffee maker, reminding you to
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June 13, 2019
Fixing to
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June 14, 2019
The other one with blackberries
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June 15, 2019
Glowing
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June 16, 2019
Let's all go to the lobby and grab ourselves a snack
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June 17, 2019
Inflorescence
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June 18, 2019
Kids these days
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June 19, 2019
Atlas
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June 20, 2019
Hello from here to wherever there takes you
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June 21, 2019
Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened.
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June 22, 2019
Deep Routes
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June 23, 2019
She has a pizza my heart
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June 24, 2019
Incontaminate
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June 25, 2019
RSVP
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June 26, 2019
Ouroboros
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June 27, 2019
Once I mention pizza, I basically useless until I have pizza.
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June 28, 2019
Bracken
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June 29, 2019
Cultured
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June 30, 2019
Don't Mind if Ado
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 @ 1:19pm
Bio:
Under the name Renmeleon, illustrator, author, and designer Ana Maria Selvaggio has been a working creative for more than 30 years. Living a very eclectic, digitally-analog life, Selvaggio has a passion for writing and has worked in and around the publishing industry since the mid 90s as a book designer and editor. Her joys include reading, storyboarding, drawing, and creating worlds from the ground up for her novels. Book trailers and designing associated promotional products are all part of her love of the process. Renmeleon being a “Renaissance Chameleon,” is a true jack-of-all-trades as a surface pattern, paper goods designer, zine maker, and publisher. Selvaggio founded and ran a global art collaborative for 8 years as well as several creative writing groups out of her home in Florida, and has experience teaching in libraries, schools, and museums both online and off. She currently lives with her husband and daughter in Berea, KY where she will be teaching her "World Building for Fiction Writers" class twice in July during the Berea Festival of Learnshops. All three are writers.
Reason for signing up:
Since we moved to Kentucky three years ago, I've been interested in joining in. I wrote poetry for years when I was younger but got away from it. Looking forward to rekindling what originally started my writing life.
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 11:42pm
Bio:
I might be the devil's daughter
Reason for signing up:
I have a lot of things to say and I appreciate having an outlet to say them
Thursday, May 2, 2019 @ 8:51am
Bio:
Robin LaMer Rahija is the editor of Rabbit Catastrophe Press.
Reason for signing up:
poems are fun!
Thursday, May 2, 2019 @ 9:48am
Bio:
Poet, novelist, short story writer, and publisher/editor of Old Seventy Creek Press.
Reason for signing up:
This makes number seven. I usually write under the name of mtpoet.
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Poems:
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June 01, 2019
As my computer shuts down
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June 02, 2019
Young Rabbit
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June 03, 2019
I should go
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June 04, 2019
When she was dying
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June 05, 2019
For a woman
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June 06, 2019
I wake to poetry
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June 07, 2019
In Guatemals
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June 08, 2019
Birds
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June 09, 2019
Watching the Rain
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June 10, 2019
Silent conversation with a Hummingbird
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June 11, 2019
At a boat dock restaurant
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June 12, 2019
Seen at night with a former Playboy Playmate
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June 13, 2019
Morning
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June 14, 2019
The Picture
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June 15, 2019
On the porch
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June 16, 2019
Threat of a storm
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June 17, 2019
At Billy Collins' favorite timt to write
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June 18, 2019
Tarnished Gold Frame
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June 19, 2019
The sound of rain
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June 20, 2019
In this overspray
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June 21, 2019
Readers of
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June 22, 2019
Hummingbird
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June 23, 2019
Man with sign
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June 24, 2019
After Midnight
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June 25, 2019
Fingers
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June 26, 2019
Red sunrise east of Old Seventy Creek
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June 27, 2019
Finding Michael Hartnett
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June 28, 2019
As a poet
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June 29, 2019
Italian Cat House in Rubble
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June 30, 2019
Undaunted, I write
Monday, October 21, 2019 @ 8:36pm
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 @ 11:49pm
Reason for signing up:
I was moved by my family and friends to write. It is a new challege for me
Thursday, May 30, 2019 @ 11:03pm
Bio:
Graduate student. Educator. Writer. Lover.
Sad to say I'm a Louisvillian this time around, but Lexington is always home.
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 @ 8:02pm
Bio:
Internationally published poet, Community Theatre actress, award-winning artist with three poetry collections - "Following Hope", "Linger To Look", and "Rabbit Hole".
Reason for signing up:
Further honing my craft in community.
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 @ 8:50pm
Bio:
Samantha is a recent graduate of UK's BFA program who creates illustrations and animatronic sculptures. This is her last month in Lexington before she leaves for Puppet School.
Reason for signing up:
My body is going to shut down if I don't do something other than play minecraft this month