…it’s always such a pleasure. Despite the many times I’ve tailed before. Oh how I wrote and wrote, Until I just stopped writing. Gave up the fight, succumbed and simply started to snore. I’m too old for all-nighters, That’s what I’ve come to see I’ve…

My furry buddy is always funny for a small bite forelegs upright and eyes alight. He races hard round our backyard aside the fence woofs at some friends they answer back more to talk smack than warm yakety yak. He’s always a dude who senses…

Red, blooming Pricks my hand when I touch Beauty to my eyes when I see Like the sun bright shinning In it’s rays bright glowing. Pink, black,orange It comes in many coats Painted in many colors All of them, beautiful to the eye But also…

I’m messy, uptight. Organized? Yeah right. coffee and dining tables? cluttered-ly just like the rest of me. Honestly, health is junky too. like a carbohydrate zoo hate to be trite, but I am what I eat, right? sugar and spice … ain’t always nice. But…

I’m an ENL/ELA teacher.  This past year, I taught Creative Writing which I enjoyed immensely, but I usually teach mostly Hispanic English Language Learners at low to transitioning levels.  I try to impart them a love of reading and writing to analyze and express themselves….

Hello everyone! I’m Ana Marie, and it’s my first time joining The Poetry Marathon from the Philippines. Thanks to Jacob and Caitlin. Thrilled as I am to be part of this exciting event I hope that things will run smoothly on the day itself, and…

Hi, I don’t remember a time in my life that I haven’t loved poetry so I am thrilled to participate in my first poetry marathon. I teach secondary English courses – AP Literature, Creative Writing, and Junior English – and am an adjunct at the…

Here we go… Alarms set. Clocks set. Inspiration ready.

Good Day! My name is Vita Lusty. I live in the desert of Coachella Valley, close to Palm Springs and Joshua Tree in the United States.  I am in the single mother of two very small girls, Beatrix and Miette. My work is published in…

Aloha Poets!I am so excited about our upcoming 2020 marathon! I have been working on lists of prompts and topics, as well as people for or about whom I would like to write a poem.Funnily enough, iced water was a great comfort last year, so…