Bio (he/him)
Samuel Collins Hicks is a poet, essayist, journalist, actor, and prophet. Sam is disabled, queer, and loud; the kinda guy who cops shoot during a "wellness check."
Reason for signing up:
This year I am drawing inspiration from scripture to reclaim religion for those who need it, and to shame the Bible-thumping apostates and heretics ruining this world.
Poems Submitted This Year:
- June 01, 2026 First Samuel
- June 02, 2026 Matthew 6:25-34
- June 03, 2026 James 2:24
- June 04, 2026 Matthew 5:39
- June 05, 2026 Jesus On Swearing (Matthew 5:33-37)
- June 06, 2026 2 Samuel 6:14
- June 07, 2026 Exodus 20:8 (Remember the Sabbath Day, to keep it Holy.)
- June 08, 2026 You Shall Not Steal
- June 09, 2026 You Thought The Bread Was The Hard Part?
- June 10, 2026 If Jesus Was a SoundCloud Rapper
- June 11, 2026 Song of Solomon 7:7-9
- June 12, 2026 Casting for a "Saint Genesius" Type
- June 13, 2026 I'd Like to Confess a Crime
- June 14, 2026 An Evening Prayer (Revised)
- June 15, 2026 American Works of Mercy
- June 16, 2026 The Serenity Prayer
- June 17, 2026 To The Coward, Nathan Stotts
- June 18, 2026 The Good Samaritan Did Everything Wrong
- June 19, 2026 Senseless Violence Makes Sense When You Remember This Is America (A Haiku for Kohen Wiley)
- June 20, 2026 Talk The Talk And...
- June 21, 2026 Happy Father's Day, Jackass (Absalom Had the Right Idea)
- June 22, 2026 Biblical Breasts
- June 23, 2026 “Thou” Who, Exactly?
- June 24, 2026 A Prayer for The Dead Who Are Still Dying
- June 25, 2026 John 11:35
- June 26, 2026 The Flood
- June 27, 2026 Good Gravy
- June 28, 2026 The Empty Tomb
- June 29, 2026 Cross to Bear
- June 30, 2026 31 Syllables That Prove There's A God
Badges
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
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