I am James Victor Owens and I will be participating in the 24-hour poetry marathon.  Relatives and earlier friends know me as Jim, and most people who’ve met me since the early 1980s know me as Victor.  Both are fine.  I love the English language and word play, and have written all kinds of stuff through the years, although that’s never been how I kept a roof over my head.  I am looking forward to seeing what comes forth during those 24 hours.  I think a lot of it will be playful and fun, and some of it will express a deeper vision.  We’ll see what happens!