Your kiss like sweet sangria— slowly loosing its red to my tongue. lingers on my tongue. my tongue wants more.
Category: Official Marathon Announcement
Hour one.
Earth— your tongue— flowers bloom Fire— your body— engulfs me Water— your kisses— quench my thirst Wind— your touch— makes me feel
Hour 2: Stirrings
low earthworm stirrings given wings to take them up pay for heaven’s sake
Concerning Expression
Concerning expression What cannot be expressed by taboo cannot be expressed by people in crisp, white suburban houses. What else cannot be expressed is like that which animals and babies cannot express. What exists in ticket lines and ATM transfers. Drug stores and allergy medicine….
Before the End
He is an earthy fool of morning— makes the uphill trek of five leagues and gathers anemones. He is a fiery child of dusk— arrives in the quietness beyond fatigue and knocks at the door. She is a flighty girl of night— wears…
September
September I remember September, and those heady days of 1971 – ok, vaguely – before my sister was born and the world was mine alone. Earth, Wind, and Fire – those horns always those horns brought the sun on my skin, my braids,…
The Gardener
The Gardener Unprepared and precious, I lift them out with two hands. I find in the dirt of my new garden decrepit plastic whiffle balls, cracked open like an eggshell on one side where nothing has escaped, empty from inception, and chunk pieces of…
and so it begins….
Excited to be doing my third full marathon. I made so many friends through the last two years and hope to make a few more. The support offered here has led to my being ready to really put myself out there. Can’t wait to see…
What You Need To Realize Before You Commit to the Marathon
If this is your first marathon or half marathon, you have probably never done anything like this before. Even though this a writing event, you should treat it like you would running a marathon, albeit one you don’t necessarily have to be in great physical…
The 2017 Poetry Marathon Updates Part 2
Thank you for all the helpful feedback we received to the first updates post! Based on that feedback we have a few announcements to make. There will be an anthology this year! It will be similar to last years because we will do our best to…