I posted my intro on FB several days ago. After reading the various posts from other participants I’m completely intimidated by this event but still determined to try.  Clearly there’s more involved than I anticipated; from food planning to resource material to pre-planned  one liners,…

Hi everyone. This is my first marathon and I am so happy to have stumbled across it. I am looking forward to the 12 hours of spilling my words in between my mom duties and work. I cannot wait to see what is on everyone’s…

Hi, I’m Chitrali from sydney, australia and I’m looking forward to taking part in what looks set to be an awesome event, as a 1st-timer… I’m doing this to try & ‘unblock’ myself as i’ve not written for over a year and i’m hoping that…

Hello, East Coast transplants!    

Testing 1, 2, 3 I’m so not sure about how this works! Do my posts automatically show up in the groups I joined? Do they just post in general on wordpress? My name is Judy, though I prefer the nickname, Phyrr (pronounced ‘fire’). I am…

Hello! Can’t wait to get this thing started. Have fun!

I am not a novice writer but I do consider myself an emerging poet who has been fortunate enough to have had 9 poems published within the last year. Going into this event I will feel blessed if I complete 12 poems. I will be…

Hi! My name is Brittany and I’m from Atlanta, GA. I’ll be participating in the half marathon. I’ve never done anything like this before and I’m looking forward to practicing and testing my writing skills. I’ve always loved writing poetry, since I was in elementary school….

When I was 12, I came across a copy of Seasons in the Sun in my mom’s book collection. I leafed through the first couple of pages and found myself instantly intrigued. I asked her about it, and she told me that it wasn’t meant…

A woman of few words, I try to make them count. That’s me. I live in Northumberland, England. I’ve just started to write poetry, being primarily a prose person. Looking forward to creating word pictures.