24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
Hello! I participated in the marathon last year and it was the highlight of my year. I got a lot of great material out of it, and valued the the concentrated time for reflection. I am looking forward to the marathon and to reading others’ work.
So…I suppose I should say a bit about myself. I’m a quirky, socially awkward, introvert with random spasms of hyperactivity and singing. I will sing your ear off and have a tendency of embarrassing my friends because of it. If you’re ever in Walmart during the holidays, and you hear someone belting out “Silent Night” chances are it’s me.
I love the outdoors. Hiking, fishing, hunting, nature, and identifying various plants. I’m actually studying to become a Certified Herbalist. Fun fact-I actually became a Certified Pearl Specialist for the sake of research for a current WIP.
I’m a nationally ranked pistol competitor and a poet so whaddaya know? I’m a warrior poet. I also have a penchant for walking on waterfalls. It’s one of my favorite past times.
I have two mini me’s, my dog, Poet (Great Dane/English Mastiff/Shepherd mix), and my cats-Gizmo and Muse. I am single with a book boyfriend by the name of Baldassare (Created by Tracy Ball for the anthology “Siren’s Lullaby”) who is so swoon worthy, I wish I could rip him out of the page and make him mine.
I’ve been writing nearly all my life–I live and breathe the written word. I love to learn and when I do, I dive right in. That’s another reason I love being a writer. My works include my standalone novel “Faces In Still Waters” my two poetry books “Chasing The Red” and “Fire and Water”, and the anthologies I was honored to be a part of “Steamed”, “Forest of The Dark”, “Beyond Atlantis”, “Beyond Wonderland”, “Campfire Tales”, “Do Not Pet The Humans”, “Infamy”, “Devious Ingenues”, “Grave Importance”, “The Light Shines Through”, “Gr8 Greeks”, & “Siren’s Lullaby”. I’m also working on my “Orange Bliss Romance Series” in the “Ice Cream Shop Series” &“Candy Shop Series”. The first novella, “Love Notes & Zanzibar” was published July 2019.
Hey all you fellow poets! I live in Florida and just heard about this challenge at a Writer’s Conference. It sounded like so much fun I had to do it! Good luck to everyone!!
So the time has come to write like we’re running out of time 🙃. Don’t ban me for my Hamilton references! I’m Jade writing from Chicago. This is my 3 or 4 marathron and I’m I’m excited. It’s great to be back and I wishing everyone a safe and hopefully relaxed success marathon.
Hi everyone,
My name is Diane and I live in Southern California with my partner, four dogs and one tabby cat. I participated in my first poetry half-marathon last year and it was absolutely the hardest and most thrilling writing experience of my life. I was astonished by the process itself and by some of the poems that emerged. And I was very honored to have one poem selected for last year’s anthology.
I am very grateful to our poetry gurus for creating another poetry marathon/half-marathon this year.
Like many of you, I’m sure, I am very distracted and anxious these days. My life is so different than last year. I am honestly less confident about my ability to concentrate and keep up. And, yet, I also think this half-marathon is probably one of the most important things I can do right now.
As writers, we bear witness. As writers, we channel voices. As writers, we help to bring change.
And I am ready to be part of that change.
I look forward to reading your work and being part of this wonderful group.
Very best,
Diane
Hi,
I’m Toshia and I’m so excited to be a part of this experience. I have written two children’s books about diversity and bullying, but my first book was a poetry book called, “When Your Heart Aches and Your Soul Cries.” I’m excited to be a part of the poetry world again.
Hi everyone! Thanks for being here on this adventure! and to the wonderful organizers of this digital event, THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart! This is the first year I’ve known about the Poetry Marathon, and it is RIGHT up my alley… in fact, you could say I write all my poetry in a 24 hour marathon (sometimes longer) though I’d never thought about it that way before! I’m just a person with rapid cycling bipolar disorder, so I figured, the manic marathon of output was going to be my M.O. whether I liked it or not. How overjoyed I was to find that I’d been training for a marathon all along! 😉 It’s all about how you write your own story 😉
Hi, everyone! I am honored to participate in the poetry marathon. I feel a bit breathless as I imagine what it will feel like to produce one poem each hour for 24 hours. I know it is a challenge and a feat to complete such a marathon, and I am looking forward to doing it myself! Once the marathon is over, I will have twenty-four lovely (or messy) poems. I write poetry regularly, and I know this is an opportunity to strengthen my skills.
I am most excited to see what I unearth within myself. Each poem I write is a doorway to a piece of my soul, and I feel I will go to a place where I have yet to visit within my self.
Best luck to all participants!
– Pearl
Hello kindred Wordsmiths!
My name is Onoruoiza. This is my first marathon and I can’t wait to get started. Considering the current global pandemic, we are all on a restless sail… Forging communal bonds across virtual spaces has become the lingo of survivors.
I am here for the fun, the literary run
For a dramatic turn…
Hi, my name is Nykki and this is my second poetry half marathon. I’m beyond excited and a little nervous. I recently lost my job because of the pandemic, but on the bright side I’ll have more sleep.