Bio for 2023
(they/he) hunter e. westenhofer is a poet currently residing in central Kentucky. They were a participant in the 2022 Cuttyhunk Island Writer's Residency for poetry & has three poems published in LexPoMo anthologies. He enjoys time in nature & studying literature. They strive to live for the love of words & the spread of hope.
Reason for signing up:
I’ve participated for several years now, & it’s one of my favorite times of year.
Poems Submitted This Year:
- June 01, 2023 i'm reminded the earth makes itself bleed, too
- June 02, 2023 i decided to rename mourning doves to morning doves
- June 03, 2023 I run into my mom's old friend & ask "do I know you?"
- June 04, 2023 a couplet
- June 05, 2023 fingering, one year later
- June 06, 2023 Three Reflections on Intimacy (with a Coda Under a Sycamore Tree)
- June 07, 2023 sex without love
- June 08, 2023 twice i passed the scene:
- June 09, 2023 we kiss for the first time again
- June 10, 2023 acceptance
- June 11, 2023 loneliness
- June 12, 2023 (un)touch
- June 13, 2023 Bodega Blues
- June 14, 2023 movement
- June 15, 2023 solitude
- June 16, 2023 Nothing: How I'm Loved Most Intimately
- June 17, 2023 stay dawn just a
- June 18, 2023 blackberry wine
- June 19, 2023 the poet puts down their pen & enjoys a long, solo walk
- June 20, 2023 is it naive to believe that i would survive?
- June 21, 2023 the good morning text you sent me the morning after you decided to leave me
- June 22, 2023 Spring Prose Poem
- June 23, 2023 Macrocosmic/Microcosmic Love
- June 24, 2023 training myself into stoicism (ridding him from my mind)
- June 25, 2023 collateral damage (i love you & a kiss before bed)
- June 26, 2023 good morning
- June 27, 2023 i think about the best way to break a heart
- June 28, 2023 Perennial
- June 29, 2023 Autumn Prose Poem
- June 30, 2023 Aubade
Badges
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
Participated in the 2022 Lexington Poetry Month Writing Challenge
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