Privet is Hello in Russian. Greetings to all the marathoners and readers. I am in my late 20’s, working in the hospital. From dabbling in rhyming, I was inspired during ‘If Walls Could Talk’ poetry open mic KL to write again. My two friends and…

Crashed out last year, so just up for the half-marathon this year. Name: Kell Willsen Location: UK Some favourite poets: Quentin Blake, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Christina Rossetti, F W Harvey, Wendy Cope, Ogden Nash, Allan Ahlberg Writing style: Still searching for it Marathon preparation: Reading…

I’m Melinda. Hello from the USA! This is my first poetry marathon. I don’t normally write a poem a day—much less one every hour—and I don’t normally write on demand, so this will be an interesting adventure. I’m excited for the challenges of the marathon, including learning to navigate…

I’m Virginia Galfo. When I was about 10 years old, I was given a paperback book of poems called On City Streets. I was smitten with the various poems and poets then, and I still am, today. I’m so happy to be here among my…

Hi fellow marathoners. I am Narinder . I am from India. A mother . I say that first bcz nothing fulfills me more. A writer.  This is a recent discovery and discovery has made my life so much more well rounded. My pen ,my diaries…

I wrote my first poem at the age of 10. It was about a prize fight I sneaked out of bed to watch, peeping from behind our living room sofa, smugly content in my transgressions. The poem poured from me the next day and I…

Hi, everyone! I’m a poet from rural Illinois who finds herself transplanted to a south suburb of Chicago. A sense of place plays an important part in my poetry and my life, and recently my relationship with several important spaces has changed. I’m hoping that perhaps participating in this…

Hello everyone! I am mother, educator, bilingual author and translator. I write to inspire others to be a better person. This is my second Poetry Marathon. Welcome to all the first time participants!  

Hello, My name is Martina Gallegos, aka, Martina Robles Gallegos. I came from a rural town in Mexico at the age of fourteen; I spoke no English at all, and my Spanish wasn’t that great either. I had to learn both languages when I started…

Greetings, poets! I’m thrilled to join this marathon. Yay for literary solidarity and motivation! I’m a college professor of sociology, an activist for several causes, and a lover of many things literary, both trashy and classic. Oh, and I love animals. All animals.