A.J.
Bio:
A.J. is a writer, a reader, a gamer, a teacher, and a friend. More importantly, though, A.J. is a dreamer who hopes for a better world. They want to use their writing to help in creating a better world. Whether that's just through making someone smile, laugh, cry, or through making someone feel less alone; they hope that their words can connect with someone because through connection they believe the world can become better.
Reason for Signing Up:
I have been wanting to do Lexington Poetry Month since I heard about it in my sophomore year of college. I just always hesitate because I worry about... a lot of things. However, some of my students publicized their writing this year for a contest and they have inspired me to publicize my work. They are the reason I'm signing up.
A.R. Koehler
Bio:
Ayla is a Sustainable Agriculture major at the University of Kentucky. She loves trees, beets, and bees. She knows little about poetry except that she enjoys trying to write it.
Abby Kane
Reason for Signing Up:
I always love a reason to read other people's poetry and write some of my own.
Abra McCurry
Bio:
Abra McCurry is a 6th-grade Literary arts major and SCAPA. She has four dogs and a love for writing. She also loves hanging out with her family, playing video games, and playing Softball and Disc Golf.
Reason for Signing Up:
Abra signed up because her dad made her and because she likes poetry.
Adyson Reisz
Bio:
Adyson is a SCAPA Literary Arts major set to graduate in 2025. She plays guitar and loves to read/write about all forms of love.
Reason for Signing Up:
To become less self-conscious about my poetry.
Alison Hruby
Bio:
Alison Heron Hruby is an associate professor of English education at Morehead State University in eastern Kentucky and lives with her husband and two children in Lexington, Kentucky. Her poetry is published or forthcoming in Roi Faineant Press, The Hyacinth Review, ONE ART: a journal of poetry, and elsewhere.
Reason for Signing Up:
I've been doing a lot of poetry writing for the past year, and I would love to meet other writers in KY.
Alissa Sammarco
Bio:
Alissa Sammarco lives, writes and practices law in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her poetry has appeared in print and online journals including Sheila-Na-Gig, Black Moon Magazine, Change Seven, Quiet Diamonds, Main Street Rag, Evening Street Review and Hags on Fire. Her debut book, Beyond the Dawn, will be released September of 2023. You can pre-order and find more poetry at www.AlissaSammarco.com.
Reason for Signing Up:
Talley Ho! It's another gangbuster June. Can't wait to see what comes out of this year's marathon.
Allen Blair
Bio:
Writer, dad, aging 80s geek.
Reason for Signing Up:
To make some poetry.
Alvera Lisabeth
Bio:
Alvera is an elementary school teacher and mother of teens who has spent nearly half a century dancing with words and playing hide and seek with life's joys and beauties.
Reason for Signing Up:
Summer has arrived and I am ready for a creative outlet within a creative community!
amani kajtazovic
Bio:
Amani Kajtazovic is a student poet mainly exploring thematic descriptions of landscape, familial relationships, gender and labor.
Amy Cunningham
Bio:
This year I am tackling some ideas about the confluence of mechanical things and online dating
Reason for Signing Up:
Practice
Amy Figgs
Bio:
Amy currently lives in Lexington with her son, Leo. She travels whenever possible and runs to nature when she can't. She is the author of Upgraded To Chronic, Almost Dying Taught Me How to Truly Live, a collection of poetry and essays on finding beauty and meaning within the life you've already got.
Reason for Signing Up:
To keep writing!
Amy Le Ann Richardson
Bio:
Amy Le Ann Richardson was born and raised in Morehead, KY and holds an MFA from Spalding University (‘09). Amy is a farmer, writer, visual artist, and teacher and has received grants and fellowships from the Kentucky Foundation for Women. She is the author of Who You Grow Into, Finishing Line Press, 2024, and her work has been featured in Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel, The Yearling, and Kentucky Monthly. She lives and works on her farm in Carter County, KY.
Reason for Signing Up:
For inspiration to write new poems and the joy of being engaged with this wonderful community.
Andrea Lawler
Bio:
Andrea is a dreamer and hopeless romantic. She is a mom, teacher, writer, and creative floral & event designer.
Reason for Signing Up:
To write more!
AnEnbyWriter
Bio:
Cadence is a giant book-obsessed nerd with the sweetest and craziest puppy on Earth. They've been busy all year with AP classes and adding all of the biggest and most challenging library books into their "read" list. They're 16 years old and change their interests at least once a month, leading to an always-on-the-edge library card account.
Reason for Signing Up:
I haven't written in quite a while and hope this might inspire me.
Angela Bari
Bio:
Angela is just a person trying to make sense of the world reading and using words.
A. J. Knight
Bio:
Angela is a poet and novelist who teaches English to support her contributions to bookstores and stationery stores for books, notebooks, pens, and ink.
Reason for Signing Up:
Deadlines to encourage me to write.
Ann Haney
Bio:
Ann Naito Haney is a visual artist who taught Studio Art for 36 years in the Baltimore area. Now that she is retired from teaching, she works in her studio Painting and writing.
Reason for Signing Up:
I loved experiencing this last year, although I missed a lot of sleep! I was impressed every day by reading the works of so many talented writers, and want to do that again. Another reason for signing up is for the challenge of it. Writing poetry daily feels so impossible, yet it also feels hard to resist like a crazy form of fun.
