Hi! I just wanted to test this and make sure I got the hang of it! Katie

Since I am not a coffee drinker…but a Chocolate-a-holic…I am armed with a supply for the Marathon. and WATER….my lovely Filtered water system will be full…and will provide the refreshing drink (to wash down the chocolate!) On a “normal” night I rarely sleep more than…

When the world is turning left, I look right. When it’s waltzing, I tango. I do them well. Just not always in rhythm. I’m great at a party, if I’m engaged. Otherwise, I sit and observe. I do that well, too. When the world is…

I am unappologetically poetic, I move and rhyme in such grace, One stroke of the pen, And there it is, A masterpiece created so beautifully! I am a poet and I love it, Not appologizing for a thing, Because I am the Queen of pen…

Hi everyone! It looks like I’m in good company. I haven’t written much since 2005, when I lost all of my writing in Hurricane Katrina. I was fresh out of college with my B.A. in English. It’s taken me 10+ years to feel ready to…

Hi, my name is Tanya and I love to write poetry. How good it is..well… I don’t know. But, I love it, so I do it. 🙂  I like to focus on the good, true, and the beautiful, attempting with my poor words to light…

I need a creative challenge. I used to write poetry all the time, but I’ve been in a rut lately, sitting around waiting for my “muse.” I decided to start with the half-marathon and see how it goes, and maybe I’ll do the full thing…

Hello! I am excited to be part of this year’s Poetry Marathon! I am located in Charleston, SC. I’ve never done anything like this before. I have a six month old daughter. I am a software engineer when I’m not hanging out with her. Looking…

one thing you can say about the internet: there’s always a new beginning, an escape, waiting around the next link.

Hey all….looking forward to spending a chunk of time this weekend on my balcony, looking at the lake, doing what I love…