It was said the twenty four could be considered as a “chapbook” – which would make for a central themed group of posts.  I’m still considering that… There ARE three poems here (left, center, and right) – unique, standalone, and yet – also just …one……

After a two year hiatus due to environmental factors beyond my control, I’m attempting this challenge yet again. The timing is a bit odd, not just the 3 a.m. start time (I’m im Hawaii), but the full moon and the situation here in Maui after…

I’m looking at a half-consumed container of hummus, wondering, Do I have more of this? Should I get more of this? Is this a two-seven-ounce-hummus weekend? Possibly. Still, I don’t see myself putting my shoes back on and going back out in the world tonight…

This year I feel more unprepared than ever before. And it’s been a hard week, so I’m exhausted. Not sure how this is going to go.

My first poetry half-marathon was 9 years ago. There were about 100 of us. Now, there are more than 500 of us, from all over the world. That’s one of my favourite things about the poetry marathon, being a small part of a global poetry…

Getting ready is always a chore. There are things you want to do, but where do you begin? that’s always the question; the scary place; the place that hides in the unconscious and mud soaked regions of your mind.   Getting ready is always nerve…

Greetings everyone! My name is Sarena and I hope you’re all as excited as I am to push through and complete this marathon! It’s my first time participating in The Poetry Marathon or any poetry challenge really. A handful of friends, my lovely boyfriend and…

So…. first things first… Who am I? This question remains an enigma… Reason being that, just when I think I have it all figured out, along comes the spider (the perceived architect of the totality of my matrix), and as unfeelingly as she(?) impresses my…

Hello. First, I thank the hosts for running this marathon. I imagine that it takes a lot of time to set up the infrastructure for the event and I applaud them for their vision, effort, imagination, and passion. You never know where the ripples in…

An hour and twenty minutes… sigh.  I’ve an hour and twenty minutes til what?  What will it all mean – then.  The sun might shine or it could be rain, snow, sheet ice.  The heat might kick on all by itself.  A light bulb may…