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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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Kim Kayne Shaver | LexPoMo 2025

Bio for 2025

Kim lives in Crescent Hill, currently growing lettuce for the first time in a big terra cotta pot on the deck. Last year it was sweet 100 cherry tomatoes and the grand kids snatched up each and every one! She is sure that this year, they won’t go for the lettuce. Like the Queen of Hearts and most poets, she believes at least 6 impossible things before breakfast.

Reason for signing up:

Toni makes me do it! And, when desperate for a poem, forced to write haikus which challenge me and turn out as wonderful little word surprises!

Poems Submitted This Year:

June 01, 2025 Memorial Day
June 02, 2025 Happy Hour, 1963
June 03, 2025 Urban Wildlife
June 04, 2025 Wake Up!
June 05, 2025 Summer Nail Salon Guidelines for Those Who Garden Haiku
June 06, 2025 Bouncing Dryer Balls from New Zealand Haiku
June 19, 2025 poem
June 20, 2025 Prayer

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

Sustained Lexington Poetry Month

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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