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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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John W. McCauley | LexPoMo 2025

Bio for 2025

John W. McCauley writes non-fiction and poetry. His new book, "Kentucky Is My Home: A Journey into the Life of Jesse Hilton Stuart" was recently released by the Jesse Stuart Foundation and has already reached #3 on the JSF Bestseller List. The book is available on jsfbooks.com and Amazon.com. John's work has been published in anthologies, literary journals, magazines, newsletters, and newspapers. His poem "Appalachian Christmas" was published in December alongside Christmas poems by legendary Kentucky Poet Laureates Jesse Stuart and Jim Wayne Miller.

Reason for signing up:

Last year was my first time to participate in LexPoMo and it was a lot of fun reading poems and networking with other writers.

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