Hello. My name is Gavin. I am friends with the organizers. I have joined this event based on their recommendation. I am not one for poetry, but I am going to give it my best effort and I look forward to participating with all of…

Hola, My name is Amy and I am trying to avoid the plague by staying home since April. What better way to distract myself is this poetry marathon. This is my first year for the poetry marathon so I decided to challenge myself with the…

Hi my name is Maritza M. Mejia a Colombian poet and writer who lives in Florida and promotes Proyecto de Escritura LuzDelMes. This is my fitth marathon. I wish to all marathoners the best. Have fun! Thank you Caitlin Elizabeth Jans and Jacob Jans for your terrific Job!

Hello there! My name is Ibtihal, but for my writing I go by I.B.Y I am so excited to be participating in the full 24 hours marathon this year! Last year, I did the half-marathon and it was truly such a pleasure. I enjoyed reading…

  My name is Krista.  I live in Ottawa, Canada.  The following is my life in a nutshell, written as part of an exercise for creating copy for my coaching business.  It was my first kick at the can.  Great to be here.  Looking forward…

Hello there, I am Vidya Shankar from Chennai, India, a widely published poet, writer, editor, motivational speaker, yoga enthusiast, exponent of mindful mandalas and an English teacher. I am the recipient of literary awards and recognition and have been on the editorial of three anthologies….

Goodday everyone! I’m Arielle from Africa, a young budding writer, I simply love poetry. It’s always been hard to express myself vivdly, but through poetry, I am able to carve my imaginations into reality. I am honoured to be here, among great writers, I’m excited…

Greetings to my fellow participants, My name is June and I’m a poet from Berlin, Germany. In the fall, I’ll be starting my senior year of highschool. In this time of turmoil I’m glad to be able to participate in the marathon for the third…

My home is on Phillip Island off the Bass coast in the south of Victoria, Australia. I guess the fact that we are participating in the marathon is an indication that we are healthy and well. And I also guess there might also be a…

Day job: Dietitian at the South African Military Health Service. Daily cravings: Poetry, music and controversy. Motivation for entering the poetry marathon: Lately, writer’s block has been constricting my throat. Link to my music: https://soundcloud.com/jemimameyer Links to my poetry: https://medium.com/ja-magazine/poetry-two-poems-by-jemima-meyer-d56051de825c https://kalaharireview.com/may-your-day-fb8be836cc45 https://medium.com/ja-magazine/poetry-skyscrapers-83b8abfcb6f1 https://medium.com/ja-magazine/poetry-04-42-519c86dba485