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Sponsored by Workhorse, Lexington Poetry Month is an easy to use platform for poets to publish and share their work in an attractive way. The community is supportive and diverse, commenting and encouraging one another throughout June. Money we raise goes to maintaining the cost of the website and publishing the yearly anthology. Our goals are to provide every poet (~150) a copy of the anthology, lower printing costs, and expand opportunities offered during Lexington Poetry Month, such as featured readings and poetry workshops.

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hunter e. westenhofer | LexPoMo 2025

Bio for 2025

hunter e. westenhofer (they/he) is a poet & high school English teacher who lives in Louisville, Kentucky with their partner. He graduated with a BA in English from Georgetown College & is currently working on an MAT from Campbellsville University. They enjoy traveling, hiking, hoping, & sharing a love of words with the world.

Reason for signing up:

It’s my favorite part of every year!

Poems Submitted This Year:

June 01, 2025 Meditations
June 02, 2025 I wonder what it means to be forgotten
June 03, 2025 Blessing
June 04, 2025 Voyeur
June 05, 2025 Indulgence
June 06, 2025 Neighbors
June 07, 2025 Vespers
June 08, 2025 First Firefly Spotting
June 09, 2025 Sweat
June 10, 2025 Lousy Poet

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

NOTE: Because poets have the ability to hide their badges and because registrations on LexPoMo.com only started in 2017, this may not represent an accurate portrayal of poems published by their associated poets, badges assigned to a poet, a poet's participation in the Writing Challenge, or anyone's relationship to Lexington Poetry Month, the Writing Challenge, or any other events, organizations, or persons.

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