Last year was my first Poetry Marathon! It was a beautiful, frenzied, and challenging pursuit. It regrounded me in the act of writing and I look forward to this. May it be my touchstone onto which I can put down the words and feelings swirling…

Hi! I’m Sarah. I’m here to generate new material and strengthen my daily writing practice.   A little about me…I received my MFA in Poetry Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. My poems appear or are forthcoming in: North American Review, Stone Highway Review, The Ilanot…

Setting a mark in the sand before my first marathon. I wrote a lot of poetry when I was younger and trying to get through many difficulties of early life. I was inspired to come back to writing in the past year and it has…

This is my first poetry half marathon, and I’m really excited to create tomorrow.

Hi everyone. I am a newbie to the marathon. I look forward to the challenge. Hope everyone is healthy. Talk to you in the morning. jane

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Hi Everyone!!!! I am so-o- happy to be back! I have done the Poetry Marathon (Half actually…) twice and, this will be my third time! For a number of reasons, I just haven’t been writing that much lately. I hope that The Poetry Marathon can…

Hi, my name is Kat and this is my first poetry marathon. I’m an English literature student at Stirling Uni in Scotland, and I love writing so I’m super excited for the marathon. My biggest influences are Angela Carter and Leonora Carrington so I’m planning…

Hello fellow marathoners! I am a newbie but am looking forward to the challenge! I have been writing mostly poetry all my life and have had a few pieces published in anthologies. My writing group friends have encouraged me to pursue my poetry and having…

Hi, my name is Beth and I am a poet, writer, editor — and this is my first time doing the poetry marathon. I’ve been a bit stagnant as a poet, focusing on other writing, but have felt that tug to start writing poetry again….