Bio for 2022
Pauletta Hansel’s newest poetry collection is Heartbreak Tree, an exploration of the intersection of gender and place in Appalachia. She was born and raised in eastern Kentucky and was guest editor for the 2021 LexPoMo anthology, "But There Was Fire in The Distance." Pauletta was Cincinnati’s first Poet Laureate and is 2022 Writer-in-Residence for The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
Reason for signing up:
LexPoMo FOMO. It's a crazy busy June this year, but I will try to keep up with this amazing community.
Poems Submitted This Year:
- June 13, 2022 My People
- June 29, 2022 My Unfinished Poems of June
- June 30, 2022 The World A Sacred Space
Badges
Participated in the 2013 Lexington Poetry Month Writing Challenge
Participated in the 2014 Lexington Poetry Month Writing Challenge
Participated in the 2015 Lexington Poetry Month Writing Challenge
Participated in the 2016 Lexington Poetry Month Writing Challenge
Participated in the 2017 Lexington Poetry Month Writing Challenge
Participated in the 2018 Lexington Poetry Month Writing Challenge
Participated in the 2019 Lexington Poetry Month Writing Challenge
Participated in the 2020 Lexington Poetry Month Writing Challenge
Participated in the 2021 Lexington Poetry Month Writing Challenge
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