It is with joy I have waited for the breaking of the day. The day this day will stroll in and stroke my soul. It is with joy I have waited for the breaking of the day. The day this day will walk in and…

Hello, fellow poets. I am so happy to be here again. I am a veteran marathoner; I believe this is my 8th year or so and look forward to this all year. I teach leadership at the university and work full-time as a volunteer recruiter…

My name is Leslie Simon.  I’ve been writing poetry since I was a young girl.  Whenever I felt deep emotions, I had to write it down in a poem.  It was cathartic for me, as it is for most writers. It wasn’t until I was…

I participated in 2022 24-hour marathon. I entered 23 poems. In the last hour , due to technical glitch, I couldn”t upload although I had finished the last poem in time. I did not know that I could have sent by mail. So near, yet…

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!

This is the last day to sign up for the 2023 Poetry Marathon! You can sign up here. We will be sending out the final round of acceptances tomorrow. If you do not here from us tomorrow, please send us an email at poets@thepoetrymarathon.com The…

I’m writing this just 2 days after the release of my 3rd poetry collection. And two weeks before my honey goes back to school. That’s kind of an odd feeling – especially because last year was my first time participating in the Official Poetry Marathon…

Sign up is now open for the 2023 Poetry Marathon! You can sign up here. The 2023 Poetry Marathon starts at 9 AM ET on Saturday September 2nd and will go till 9 AM ET on Sunday the 3rd of September. Those who are interested…

We’ve always struggled a little with how to make the anthology work. When there were fewer Poetry Marathoners, it was a hard but sustainable effort. As the marathon grew, we realized we’d have to change our strategic approach to it. That’s why we started to…

We will open up to applications for the 2023 Poetry Marathon on August 7th and stay open till August 28th. We except to say yes to all serious applicants, as we do every year. The marathon itself will take place on September 2nd and 3rd….