24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
Hi, my name is Sandy And I am 63 years old. I am really looking forward to writing poems for 12 hours. My last marathon was a few years ago and I enjoyed it very much. I hope I can come up with meaningful poems. I also look forward to reading everyone else’s poems. I find that to be the best part. There are so many great poets out there.
I live on the west coast of Canada with my family and our Springer spaniel.
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Oh, these are weird times! If one thing isn’t falling apart, something else is. Or everything else is.
Fortunately, it is Poetry Marathon time again. This will be my fourth time participating—and, as I always say, I have opted to do the half-marathon again, because I like sleep.
I am looking forward to seeing what comes out this time around. Will I be able to get through 12 hours without writing anything about death or covid? Well, probably not, I suspect—but if any of the prompts can coax a new angle on something out of me, that’ll be good enough.
Good luck to everyone!
—Kevin
(25 June 2020)
Looking forward to another great year of being sleep deprived and reading other’s genius work
I am looking forward to challenging myself and my muse to write a poem-an-hour for 24 hours. I’ve written a poem-a-day for over 16 years so I hope the dedication to the craft, the practice of poetry, and pure determination will help get me to the finish line… and proud of what I created. In the past few weeks, I have challenged other poets to give it a try. I hope they do! Good luck, everyone!
Six years ago, I wrote that only a poet ~ someone whose very marrow oozed poetry ~ would commit to an entire Saturday spent writing poetry. I stand by that, even if it’s ‘only’ for 12 hours…the half marathon.you full marathoners? Double crazy!
I scribbled on blackboards as a very small child, ‘writing.’ I still do ~ scribble & write. It’s what I do, write. I also mother, grandmother, tend a garden and its birds & bees, be my beloved’s wife, read, and obsess over tea.
I grew up overseas, a fact which infuses much of my writing. It also means I’m so glad to see such an international crew of poets! ❤️ It was a long time, though, before I could accept that my writing wasn’t going to sound like the writing of friends & colleagues. It still doesn’t, but it still finds homes. I have three published chapbooks, and will (eventually!) send off a book mss. I’d always rather write than do business stuff!
In the meantime? I love the poetry book club I helped start in my small Virginia town. I read a lot of poetry. For years I taught writing at a state university, while also directing a federal non-profit working with teachers k-university. I believe in social justice.
As I’m too old to go w/out a night’s sleep (even for poetry), I’m participating in the half-marathon. I always look forward to seeing what I produce when I crank it out. Traditionally, that’s a good way to silence the inner censor. Each year I’ve managed to surprise myself. Doesn’t get much better than that!
Here’s to good writing time for all of us!
Hello fellow marathoners!
I’m excited about the marathon this year and to read some of your poems as well!
Diana
My name is Jana O’Dell and this is my 2nd year participating in the marathon. I will be doing the half marathon, like last year. A bit about me: I live in West Virginia with my wife, 3 kids, 1 dog, 1 cat and 5 bunnies. I just self published my first dark poetry book, Cyanide Kisses, a week or so ago, so I have been super excited and consumed by that. I have various mental health issues which is why I choose to write- it gives me a sense of calm that nothing else does.
My name is Brandy and I live in a small town in Missouri, USA. I’ve loved writing all my life. My aunts and uncles used to call me mrs. notes, because I always wrote them notes and letters. I really got into poetry in high school and I self published my own book on Amazon last year. I joined this marathon because I’ve fallen out of the habit of writing and I want to get back in. Hopefully between the preparation for the marathon and the marathon it’s self, I’ll get back in the groove.
Hi Everyone,
This will be my second time participating in the marathon, with 2019 being my first. Like last year, I have signed on for the full marathon. When I participated the previous year, I was surprised that it was more of a mental and physical challenge than I had expected. I finished, but was thoroughly exhausted on all fronts. I am looking forward to seeing how it goes this year. I have been struggling creatively lately, so I am likewise looking forward to stretching out and exercising that muscle.
Can’t wait to begin with y’all soon!
I’m Sue Storts, an old lady, retired psychiatrist. I live in Tulsa Oklahoma. I have done two of these half-marathons before. They were fun and exhausting. Don’t have the stamina for a full marathon. I admire those who do.