24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
This is my second year doing the marathon and I’m really excited about it! Last year a got a great start and a large chunk of a (then) new project done. I have another perfect this year that I might be working on. Or I might just do it randomly… I guess we’ll see!
Happy Writing, everyone!
– Alana
Hello! This is my first marathon and I am so very excited! I studied writing at Kingston University, London, am originally from Colorado/Kansas, and I now live in Portugal with my husband and soon our mini-human.
I introduced myself on the Facebook page yesterday, but I wanted to make sure I had the hang of WordPress before tomorrow 🙂
Can’t wait to get started!
Hey guys!! I am Addy. I recently joined the WordPress community. A friend of mine introduced me to the poetry marathon. I am so excited to take part in it. All the best to everyone 😊
Hi Everyone!
Hope you are doing well!
This is my first time participating in this marathon and I hope I am able to finish it! 😀
Hello everyone!
I’m a first-timer and I am having a look around the site ahead of my half marathon tomorrow. It’s slightly daunting and I’ve a feeling I might get lost in here but I’ll try to stay on track.
Wishing you all the best of luck!
Here we go again…
Feels like a lifetime ago since the last Marathon. As the world spirals further into uncertainty, I find solace in poetry, using words and lines, allegories and metaphors to try and describe my state of being in context of the chaos that surrounds us all.
In these crazy times, creative expression becomes ever more important to try and make some kind of sense out of the all-that-is.
I’ve always been inspired by society’s upheaval and radical culture shifts, from the anti-globalization protests of the early 2000’s to Occupy to the present day the collapse of the American dream has always been a muse, for better or for worse.
I think there’s a beauty in the transmutation of pain into art, and I’ve always been inspired by those who are able to take personal and/or collective passion and express it in a way that makes you think, makes you wince, makes you feel.
Passion can be love and happiness, but sometimes it’s righteous indignation and uncontained rage. Sometimes it’s anguish and sorrow at generations of oppression. Sometimes it’s hope, sometimes it’s hopelessness. But for all that it is, I think it’s our duty as poets to express it in this form.
Good luck everyone, see you in the trenches. Hold nothing back.
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Hello everyone, this is Vishnu B. Unnithan. This is my first time participating in the poetry marathon and am really excited. Looking forward to having a great time interacting with all and writing some lovely poetry. Many thanks to the organisers for taking so much effort to continue with the poetry marathon and anthology in spite of everything that’s happening around the world. Hope everyone stays safe. See you on the marathon day. Best of luck!
Vishnu B. Unnithan is a doctor by profession. He hopes to enter surgery residency and has every intention to publish profusely along with carrying on his medical duties towards the global community. Currently, he serves as a contributor to the Artifice.
His arsenal includes such enviable superpowers like the ability to fantasize about food even in the midst of a pertinent crisis. He romances the English language and loves quotes. (Some of which may inadvertently find their way into his writings: A few, inspired and always, entirely original)
Hi! I am Christina. I’m a poet, writer, and artist. I’ve been trying to get myself to write more so this is a great motivator. Thank you for organizing it!
I am participating in the half-marathon for the 5th time, writing in Bellingham, Washington. My husband and daughter are also participating. The pandemic has wreaked havoc with my creative practice. I hope the marathon will jump-start my writing. Wishing everyone a happy day of poetry!