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Workhorse Workhorse is a literary community for working writers based in Lexington Kentucky.

We are a small press in Lexington, Kentucky wanting to keep the art of writing alive! If you want to join us in this quest, you can donate at least $1 to https://www.patreon.com/workhorsewriters which helps our presses stay running and our poets fed! With your donation to Workhorse, you will become an official member of Workhorse Writers and even receive a chapbook from our local poets! There are different tiers you can consider giving, and the incentives just keep going up! Donate today to Workhorse Writers to keep the love alive https://www.patreon.com/workhorsewriters

06/25/2026

Do you feel hung out to dry yet, poets? I hope not!

327 poets. 5 days left of June. A dizzying amount of feeling and expression. So excited for this last push with all of you!

Second featured poem of LEXPOMO 2026! I love a poem about possums 🩵
06/25/2026

Second featured poem of LEXPOMO 2026! I love a poem about possums 🩵

5 days to go!We are all over town gearing up for LexPoMo! Post a photo of your writing notebook and favorite pen (or you...
05/26/2026

5 days to go!

We are all over town gearing up for LexPoMo! Post a photo of your writing notebook and favorite pen (or your electronic writing setup). TAG US!

As National Poetry Month winds down, we are gearing up over here at Workhorse for our favorite time of year — Lexington ...
04/27/2026

As National Poetry Month winds down, we are gearing up over here at Workhorse for our favorite time of year — Lexington Poetry Month!

Sign up starting May 1st, poems begin June 1st! Happy poeming, poets!

Our founder published a short story!
03/12/2026

Our founder published a short story!

It is after we try the charts with the stars, the timeouts, the “ignore and isolate” strategy, that we tell Sila about our other son, Bila. Bila, we say, is our first son. He’s your brother. My brother? Yes. He lives in the backyard now. In the hedges. And he can never come inside. Why can’t...

Read a letter from our Yearling's new Managing Editor, Kevin Nance, to hear about his vision for our community and the j...
02/17/2026

Read a letter from our Yearling's new Managing Editor, Kevin Nance, to hear about his vision for our community and the journal!

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IT’S 👏 HERE 👏Yearling 4 is now available with a subscription to the Workhorse Patreon! (There’s a “support Yearling” opt...
12/11/2025

IT’S 👏 HERE 👏

Yearling 4 is now available with a subscription to the Workhorse Patreon! (There’s a “support Yearling” option.) Manny and the lovely readers have done it again! The incredible cover art by Upfromsumdirt! 🫶

Sound off in the comments if you have poems in this edition! Please share!

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