I am an English teacher. I have been teaching for 14 years. I am participating in the Poetry Half Marathon because I always encourage my students to share their writing.. To be fearless. It is time I model this fearlessness for them. I live in…

I’ve got my coffee brewing and my computer booted up and ready to write! Super excited to get the 2019 Poetry Marathon underway! Hope all of the other participants are as stoked as I am about this challenge. Good luck to everyone and thank you…

Hello universe I am Narinder. That’s what i call myself. I am in India and myself Writing is my form of meditation and the marathons are my connect to divinity. Enjoy.

Amateur poet, Lyricist, Designer. First time to participate in the full marathon. Waiting since 2 years to participate in it. Excited to read tons of beautiful poems.

I work in an office all day, making maps, but I love words. I’ve been writing haiku the last year and decided to try the marathon as a way to challenge myself to write more poems and in other formats. I think the 24 hour…

I’m married now, twenty-two My cats are a pair, a handful too. It’s my third time coming, hopefully not my last It’s been a while since poetry past Hope I’m not too late, I’m sure you’ll all do great.

Hi all-this is Maria from Queens, NY! Trying to get a good night’s sleep but probably too excited to sleep right now. Good luck to all tomorrow and happy writing!

Hi everyone!  First-time marathoner here.  Love the idea behind this event.  I feel that it is an awesome challenge, and I look forward to pushing myself to be a better writer and a better poet.  Good luck to everyone!

Hi! My name is Dree and I’ve never participated in an online forum like this before, so I’m super excited to be apart of it this year. I am a current student working towards my end goal of obtaining my Masters by 2025. I’ve always…

It’s a half marathon of hours left before the half marathon of poetry and I hope I can sleep for at least half of them. I have snacks and a nice stash of tea but will I have words? Will any of them work together?…