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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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Manny Grimaldi | LexPoMo 2026

Bio

Manny Grimaldi co-founded Yearling Poetry Journal in collaboration with Chris McCurry as editor-in-chief at Workhorse in Lexington, and worked the publication as managing editor from 2021 to 2026. He recently won the Browning Literary Club Prize in Poetry from WKU, awarded by Creative Writing faculty, and spends much time performing his work regionally. Manny is author of two full length poetry collections-- Riding Shotgun with the Mothman, and Finding a Word to Describe You.

Poems Submitted This Year:

June 01, 2026 Persona Poem as Snowfall
June 02, 2026 Winter Time Travel
June 03, 2026 Sing Psalm of Gratitude
June 04, 2026 Mona on Pebble Beach
June 05, 2026 Seaside Sestina for June Carter
June 06, 2026 Helper
June 07, 2026 Heavenly Bodies
June 08, 2026 Numbers 6 : 24-26

Badges

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

Participated in the 2023 Lexington Poetry Month Writing Challenge

Participated in the 2024 Lexington Poetry Month Writing Challenge

Participated in the 2025 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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