The Poetry Marathon

Greetings from Kansas City, Missouri. Ready to write?  I am!

For someone like me, the words are few. I’m just glad to be here; please call me Ada.

Hello everyone,

Just a quick note to introduce myself.  I am a Waldorf teacher from Wisconsin,  USA. As a Waldorf teacher,  I loop with my class first through eighth grade,  which makes my class more of a family really.  We are currently heading into seventh grade,  the time has gone by so fast! It will be hard to let them go after eight years!

I am the mother to five wretched daughters that are strong,  independent,  and being the best women they can be! I am currently awaiting the birth of my tenth grandchild,  a girl,  which will make the count 5 girls and 5 boys.

I live with my partner David.  We were middle school sweethearts who found our way back to each other over 20 years later and have been together 9 years now!

I love to write! I always have! The blank page is an adventure for me and we have gone many places together! This is my second marathon,  the first being around six years ago.  I’m excited for today and blessings to everyone!

Stacey

Hi everyone,

It’s me again, Ofuma Agali.

I was here last year for the Full Marathon, but I signed off after Half. And that too was pretty rewarding.

I had since gone ahead to plug myself back into the world of poetry. Prior to the 2020 Poetry Marathon, I had a published collection of poems, with the last poem in the collection written around 2008 and one last embellished one around 2014. And then, I had gone almost blank with creative writing, what with the other kinds of professional writing that was taking all of my time. When I came out of that lacuna, fiction came calling; poetry became hard, and the Poetry Half Marathon helped.

This year, I am here again. I wish to do the Full. And to finish it. And I really want to do this, despite several odds.

See you all soon and best wishes to you all.

Hello everyone, my name is Sanobia. This will be my first poetry marathon, so I chose the half marathon option to start with. I look forward to seeing the results and the words that will come to me. Peace and light to you all.

Hello all,

My name is Surya T and I am a writer/poet. I have been writing for nearly 7 years as of 2021. Over this time, I have finished a few books (which are underway to be published), poems (published on my blog – morningreads.wordpress.com), and some short stories on topics I found interesting.

I have come across the poetry marathon and it is a challenge that I was immediately drawn to. I decided that I will do this, no matter what. This is my first time doing a marathon as of this so there are a lot of questions in my own head as to what I will be doing. However, I think with all your support and a little confidence in myself, I will be able to finish this.

I have a good amount of coffee, so that I can stay awake. I’m sleeping till a half-hour before the marathon starts to ensure I am not half-sleepy when it starts. It is going to be a long night and I got myself bread and cheese to keep me fed for the next 24 hours.

Good luck to all and myself!

Regards,

Surya T

Isn’t this what we want?
To make this our island
So we could take the cool breeze of the sea
The shape of your lips
Is wetter than the ocean
The glitters in your eyes
Gives me terrible sanity
Between the brawling wind
We are sheltered in the shield
Under the love summer tree
Your melodious voice keeps
The shady tree shield cooler

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im rileybobiley

looking forward to creating some time focused content. Looking more forward to reading the same!

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Hello. I’m Martin. I’ve been writing poetry, among other things, since I was 12. I see this marathon not just as a test, but  chance to connect and grow. Let us grow together my fellow poets.

Hello!!

This is Thryaksha. I’m a first time poetry marathoner! Really excited. I made a playlist for this event, so I’m just posting this here, and if someone wants to collaborate on the playlist with me, just hit me up!