My name is kenny sztejner, I am 16, from Ontario Canada and I am quite new to writing, i’ve been writing mainly since the past summer, this past October i won “Young Poets Of Canada” so my poem is being published in their anthology, which…

For the moment, I’m living in El Paso. In the past, I have resided in Mexico, Japan, Germany, Spain, and all over the US. My hope is that this marathon helps me get back to writing. I am a professional interpreter and translator, who has too…

Back for my sophomore season in the Poetry Marathon but will be tackling just the half-marathon this year as it was really physically and mentally tough doing the full 24 last year. May the muse be with us all this weekend!

Hi everyone! My name is Adiba and I’m from Ireland/Bangladesh. I’m currently spending a year in the UK in order to finish up an MA. I’ve been writing poetry for a good few years now but since I’ve been pretty distracted by my MA this year,…

I am James Victor Owens and I will be participating in the 24-hour poetry marathon.  Relatives and earlier friends know me as Jim, and most people who’ve met me since the early 1980s know me as Victor.  Both are fine.  I love the English language…

First, the conflagration of multiple postings and passwords and screens–myriad circus rings, with Jacob and Caitlyn wearing their high hats, balanced upon the trumpeting elephant of last year’s performance, as the parade of introductions promises ‘astounding feats beyond the imagination’, death-defying acts beyond mere pen…

testing, testing, one, two, three is this thing working as i think it should be? i hope you can read this, i hope it comes through  cause I’m excited to meet this whole writing crew 🙂 ~Sarah Noelle~

Hi, I’m Nancy from Wheat Ridge, Colorado. I’m sort of wandering aimlessly through the emails and postings… not sure where I should be or what I should be doing.  My daughters presented me with a puppy Saturday morning and I have gotten little done since…

My name is Melissa Patterson. I am a Caregiver by day and a writer of short stories and poetry (free verse, tanka, haiku, haibun) by night. This is my first poetry marathon. I am excited to be particpating in the half marathon. I didn’t think…

Howdy, I only found out about the marathon last week when researching a similar idea. Now here I am, preparing to dedicate myself to this project for 24 hours in less than a week! I’m pretty excited to be a part of this community and…