Sadly, I will have to pull out of the (half) marathon this Saturday.  Family circumstances mean that I will be occupied pretty much full-on throughout the weekend and I can’t see any way round this. I hope this won’t disqualify me from participating in future…

…For a second try, as it is the only way to top such glorious failure.:-) Let the games begin! B

Greetings: This is my first post of 2023. Just making sure I could get here (a year is so long!) and remember how to put a new post up.   All looks good. I think I’m ready for Saturday morning to begin.

Setting up test post

I’m excited to try this out- I’m hoping to put together a new collection!

Checking to see that I can actually post here in advance of Saturday.  My sister and I are both committed to the marathon for the first time, and looking forward (with a bit of apprehension) to it.

Hi everyone, I’m excited to be part of this year’s Poetry Marathon! I’m a poet from Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. I’m doing the half marathon that starts at 9 am Eastern (heaven help me, 6 am my time is early for me to be writing…

old and dyslectic an octogenarian still optomistic.    

This is my first time, so I signed up for the half marathon and am excited to experience the challenge. I also look forward to reading what others write.

Hello!  I’m so excited to start getting ready for the marathon this weekend.  I’m hoping this gives me the jumpstart I need to get back into writing poetry daily.  Good luck fellow poets!