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?…

In 14 hours, we all will begin this marathon thing. I wanted to wish everyone Godspeed and much success! Im a ball of nerves and excitement! I can’t wait see what everyone turns out.

I’ve been looking forward to this since…well…probably since a few hours after finishing the marathon the first (and last) time I participated, in 2017. So how is it, despite 2 years of eager anticipation, I find it’s 18 hours before the starting gun and I…

Just testing this thing out.

Hi! I am Hardika from Delhi,India. This will be my fourth full Marathon. I am not a poet but this event turns me into an amateur one. The marathon gives me a chance to dig deep inside myself. It has become like yearly ritual of…

Hi! My name is Marci Darlington. I am 61 years old and I live in Mt. Sterling, Ohio with my husband John and our dog Cat Stephens. We just lost our yorkie, Charlie about a month ago. My parents also live with us in a…

The random prompt for this morning’s practice round was to write a prose poem about an animal and then add the line and stanza breaks. Due to getting used to uploading the poem again, I thought I better post the draft version so sadly, it…

Hello hello, I’m Isabelle and when I signed up for this marathon I thought ET meant European time. Turns out…. it doesn’t. However, mama didn’t raise a quitter, so I will bravely set my alarm for 3 in the morning and attempt to write something…

In anticipation, I wait… to welcome you with open arms Words that otherwise whisper in my ears And slip away before I can savour them In the poetry marathon, we each have a role to play Words, you don’t elude me And I promise to…