The one who tries to be perfect… I am.   The one who sings off key… I am.   The one who laughs too loud… I am.   The one who feels too much… I am.   The one who loves too hard… I am….

I Am enough I Am stronger than most people think I Am a good person, no matter what you’ve heard I Am beautiful, just as I am I Am whole, inside and out I Am who I Am, your approval is not necessary (Book 99,…

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The marathon is fast approaching! 430 people from all around the globe have signed up to participate in the 2019 Poetry Marathon. The official start time of the Marathon is 9 AM ET on June 22nd. If you need to find out when that is…

Tonight we sent out the first round of acceptances for the 2019 Poetry Marathon! We’re very excited. Over two hundred people will be accepted in the first round. Instead of offering a last minute secondary sign up period this marathon, we are extending the sign…

Sign up is now open for the 2019 Poetry Marathon! You can sign up here. The 2019 Poetry Marathon starts at 9 AM ET on Saturday June 22nd, and will go till 9 AM ET on Sunday the 23rd of June. Those who are interested…

Sign up starts on June Third! Jacob and I are going to be particularly busy this year, as our daughter celebrates her first birthday on the second of June, but we are excited! The prompts are all ready to go and have been scheduled. This…

Thanks to a generous donation from an anonymous donor there will be a 2019 Marathon Anthology! All individuals who complete the 2019 Poetry Marathon and Half Marathon are eligible to submit to the anthology. Submissions will open about two weeks after the Marathon is over….

The 2019 Poetry Marathon will be like the 2017 Poetry Marathon in most ways. There will be two half marathon options. We will have volunteer help. The one difference will be the anthology. In the past I (Caitlin Jans) have done 90% of the work…

The 2017 Poetry Marathon Anthology is now available for purchase. I am so happy with how it turned out this year, visually and lyrically. This anthology reflects the magic and madness of the event, not to mention the wide range of writers that participate in…