The Poetry Marathon

Dear Poets,

Here’s our initial list of everyone who successfully finished the 2022 Poetry Half Marathon. These poets wrote 12 poems in 12 hours as part of the annual Poetry Marathon. Congratulations to everyone!

Please note: This list contains errors. We need your help to correct those errors. If your name is in the wrong list, or missing, please let me know! This was in no way intentional. (There are so many participants, it is very difficult to create an accurate list.) This is particularly important for those who are listed as writing just 23 poems — this is often in need of correction.

You can see the list of Full Marathon Finishers here.

Thank you to everyone who participated this year!

— Jacob

Half Marathon Finishers

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Solape Adeyemi
JitterbuggJH
heatherlyn
janiceraquelamendonca
foobar
AceShannon36
jill
Leila Martinez
MsAshay
pope
peaflowertea
adriana.c.grant
Double-AA-battery
willjxn
Jacob
ChelleA
sharonedge
Bonnie Katzive
Amana
bambinospinelli
haraselias
authorhj
Britton
MelT20
damoore943
angelatheresaegicwrites
shrehya1209
EliAk
debrathewriter
caroltalmage
tazeen
kathyun84
trishso
Wendie Donabie
tonet
SharonMitchell
dohamonde
chensky
robtericroy
KatrinaM
jvstanley
lindahallstrom
oxmtch11
incompletegenius
alenacasey
Dan
aquariangreen
smileyone
poetsm
Hafeezah
Jo
ManoshiBose
elnazgor
Tessa Mountain
aisha154
blur
valley2
Merry
Halle
msleah
Noodle
VidhiAshar
Sarah Dittmore
kv adams
Masha Sakharova
AnanyaPanwar
jdgbp
farzana
Sue Storts
rachellcarlyle
Stef
canyonwriter
James Featherstone
SarahW
Benita Olika
gitabharath
weliveaswedream
SashaS
Susan
treal1971
catfeather
coffeywrites
kriscleage
Jo
Diana Kristine
Anwar Suleman
Shloka Shankar
denisehill
ashaughnessy
dcommings1
Nancy Ann
jennifervera
Marion Lougheed
ncroney
laura-njpoetthefringe999
brianhasson
Erin Lorandos
evelynelainesmith
marathonpoet
siobhan
creatorj
Tammy
Nykki
rebecca resinski
McCarter
psarvasy
annasee
Mildred Achoch
Kevin J. O’Conner
THOMAS
drgprakash
fgarlands
Katelyn Dunne
tammibelko
Kat Kidder
Sandy Lender
nadiyah
vellaada
Aaron Conklin
supertina19
Lydia
karen
MaxineWiseWrites
annej
Harvey Schwartz
JMacKenzie
Vivian
sheilas
Caitlin Thomson
Daryl Curnow
charlesakanwesige
Colleen Schwartz
muhammedebrahimsuleman
Skay
rheakumar11
renaego
cristywatson
MahimaGiri
Kathleen Tighe
christinatangbernas
Jan Rog
Junior Knight
Maritza
miridillen
Diane Carmony
ajbostelman
Uditi
aclipscomb
rashmiskurup
Lexanne Leonard
Jill Egland
GranJan
davehirsh
zoonabee
friowords
Loneranger
please9
cgarrison
Nishant Jain
ramblewiter
genawilliams
davidhennessy
Erin
chris-klay
garnetrose
acechief
Dominique Russell
itedjere
The Begging Poet
Kim Smart
writeshears
deebuch
punkhippypoet
Thorne
soulsistah
anilynstone
jayc
iamteramarie
ginger
sundayt-saheed
brightwing
mallikaagnihotri
joeyjo
beckansonpoet
poet254-linford
spronks
EmeraldEmpress
Rachel Marco-Havens
eunice12
doomsdaybride
garciaspitz
juvairiya
ladybug90
Nasi .S
emmanuel
whalez
Jessica Swafford
arundhathi
meredithmcguire
DS Coremans

Davita Joie
smeetha

Congratulations Half Marathoners! I am so happy that you have completed 12 poems in 12 hours! That is wonderful. Thank you for joining us in this madness.

In the past I have personally verified that everyone who applied for a certificate was eligible and then I would make a certificate. That is not possible this year and so we will be operating on the honor system.

If you completed the Poetry Half Marathon please consider the following certificate yours, to update with your name, to print if you choose to do so. If you need any help altering the certificate please email me at poets@thepoetrymarathon.com

Click on the link below, and save the PowerPoint file to your computer, add a text box. Type in your name, then save as a JPEG.

Congratulations again on your completion of The Half Marathon.

Click on the link below, and save the PowerPoint file to your computer, add a text box. Type in your name, then save as a JPEG.

Download the Powerpoint for editing.

(Note, for optimal formatting, you may want to add the fonts Nixie One, La Belle Aurore, and Cedarville Cursive to your computer.)

The visual example of what the certificate will look like is right below this text.

Also this year we will be putting together a 2022 Poetry Marathon Anthology.

Submissions will open July 6th and stay open till the 22cd.

Full anthology submissions details will be available on the 6th. All submissions must be written during the 2022 Poetry Marathon.

Digital copies will be made available for free to any contributor. Print copies will be available for a reasonable price and any money that is made from them will go towards covering the cost of the marathon.

Want to know what the 2021 Poetry Marathon Anthology was like? Pick up your copy here.

You did it! Congratulations! I am very impressed! You wrote 24 poems in 24 hours. This is an achievement that few poets ever accomplish. Although, if you are a returning marathoner, some of you might be accomplishing it for the second or third time or fourth, fifth, sixth or even seventh time!

Now you should probably go get some sleep.

After every marathon I have participated in I have been filled with exhaustion but also a tremendous sense of achievement. I hope you have that too.

In the past I have personally verified that everyone who applied for a certificate was eligible and then I would make a certificate. That is not possible this year and so we will be operating on the honor system.

If you completed the full 24 hour Poetry Marathon please consider the following certificate yours, to update with your name, to print if you choose to do so. We will be taking feedback into consideration, so if you really feel strongly about this new state of affairs please email me at poets@thepoetrymarathon.com to explain your position.

Only use the link below to access the certificate if you have completed the Full Marathon.

Click on the link below, and save the PowerPoint file to your computer, add a text box. Type in your name, then save as a JPEG.

Download the Powerpoint for Editing

(Note, for optimal formatting, you may want to add the fonts Nixie One, La Belle Aurore, and Cedarville Cursive to your computer.)

The visual example of what the certificate will look like is right below this text.

Also this year we will be putting together a 2022 Poetry Marathon Anthology.

Submissions will open July 6th and stay open till the 22cd.

Full anthology submissions details will be available on the 6th. All submissions must be written during the 2022 Poetry Marathon.

Digital copies will be made available for free to any contributor. Print copies will be available for a reasonable price and any money that is made from them will go towards covering the cost of the marathon.

Want to know what the 2021 Poetry Marathon Anthology was like? Pick up your copy here.

Text Prompt

Write a poem that starts and ends with the same word. It can be short, but it has to be at least five lines long. If you can’t think of your own word to start and end with here are my suggestions: hope, stardust, cheese, sleep, and shoes.

Image Prompt

Photo by Nubelson Fernandes on Unsplash

Text Prompt

Pick the title of a book that you love, that title is now the title of the poem. That poem can be about the book directly, or indirectly, or it can use the title as a jumping off point, and be about something else entirely.

Image Prompt

Text Prompt

Use the word Tenderness as this hour’s prompt.

Image Prompt

The following images are part of the Poetry Marathon Tradition. They are for you to do with what you want, but they are often used as a way to celebrate your success.

The official list of everyone who completed the half marathon and the full marathon will be released in the next few days. Remember if you are not on the list it probably has more to do with our algorithm than with you, and please reach out so we can correct it.

Text Prompt

Write a poem that’s no more than 50 words, but one of those words must be either umbrella, or almond.

Image Prompt

Photo by Tengyart on Unsplash

Text Prompt

Write a poem using  one of the following titles:

The Watchtower

Second Breakfast

Books for Beginners

The Woman with the Top Hat

Echo Husband

Image Prompt

Photo by Felipe Dolce on Unsplash

Text Prompt

There are so many nature poems out there. Our prompt for this hour of the night is to write a poem for a city, real or imagined.

Image Prompt

Photo by buian_99 on Unsplash