The Poetry Marathon

You Have My Respect

It’s an honor and a privilege to be counted among this year’s half-marathoners. I’m a first-timer here.

I may one day feel equipped to take on the 24-hour challenge. In the meantime, isn’t this exciting!

My secret dream is to be a published novelist. I don’t have grand literary aspirations; I don’t want to write the great American novel. I just want to finish something people will buy. Like a category romance or a historical. Then continue to do so repeatedly until further notice.

Despite said cherished dream, for some reason poetry comes to me more easily than novel writing. Not that it is ever really easy; it is always hard work to produce a finished poem. But at the inspiration stage, it just seems to flow, whereas, when I sit down to work on one of the many novels I carry in my head, I get so caught up in plotting, and naming characters, and getting facts right, and other necessities, that I almost never achieve the effortless flow of original wording that I experience when a new poem has me by the muse.

This is why I was so quick to sign up for The Poetry Marathon. I have done NaNoWriMo before, and this seems much more accessible. I tend to overthink my decisions, but one day about a week ago, I read about the Marathon for the first time in my life. Less than ten minutes later, the decision was made and my application sent off. One of the easiest decisions of my life. I don’t know why it was, but it felt fabulous.

By rights, any sane person should seriously hesitate. It takes guts to sign up for this, folks. You have my respect. I wish every poet here a deeply satisfying, best-case startling effort!

Hello all!

I am new to the marathon, but have been writing since i was a child. I have entered my work into other contests before, but I have never attempted anything like this. I cannot wait!

Hello to all!

I just got my account up and running and hopefully, I completed my profile correctly! I will be entering the half-marathon, as this is my first time. I will be writing from Calgary, Alberta Canada where I am visiting my sister. I hope to practice over the next week to be ready for the big day! I entered a contest a few years ago called, The Coffee Shop Author Contest, and I created a book of poetry with coffee as the main thread through the poems. Hopefully, that has prepared me for this endeavour! Good luck to all!

Ready to Feel the Burn

I love the Poetry Marathon and look forward to the event every year (this will be my 3rd year). This year, my plan is to try to write poetry that pairs with pieces of my art. I usually use the prompts, and I still may write from them, but I’d really like to create something (a chapbook, even something as simple as a binder) pairing a painting with a poem. Good luck to my fellow poets. Onward!

I’m back

Mandy here! Looking forward to doing this again.  Been waiting all year. Haven’t done much writing these last few months.  What I’ve been doing is typing up and compiling all of my poetry.  More to come on that.

 

Y’all ready??

Greetings from Kansas City, Missouri

Hello, All.  I’m Jan, an English teacher at Longview Community College in Greater Kansas City.  I’m also a wife with a wonderful partner (Steve,) big sister who finally at age 50 isn’t so bossy anymore (that’s my story, and I’m sticking with it,) cerebral aneurysm survivor, enthusiastic reader, and wanderlust. Any of these may be in my writing, but my own writing has gone beyond these few identities.

This is my first marathon, and I’m starting with 1/2 and 12 prompts. I seek ways to attend writing retreats or readings of any sort. I’ve been creating my creative space and personal time anew these past few years. Hope, tenacity, and humor have helped me move forward, but it is writing that has grounded me and given me “roots” for the strength I need. Besides, it’s fun. I’ve always written alongside my students, but that often came from responsibility. I continue that as part of my work, but I now write here and elsewhere for myself.

I’ve been discovering the ins and outs of this site and e-conversing with various people on the Facebook page. Check that out if you have the inclination.

Introduction

Respected friends, i am from Pakistan, but born and grew up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and am part of the Pakistan Writers Club. Automation is my job, but poetry is my passion. Wrote various articles and local community reports that were published in news papers. Ready to participate for 12 hours poetry marathon since its my first time.

I CAN’T WAIIITTTT!!!

Super excited to do this again.  All 24 hours. All 24 prompts.  All 24 poems.

Super excited to hang with all the cool peeps from last year and welcome to the new coop peeps for this year.

I am from Mission, BC, Canada – just outside of Vancouver.  This high school teacher writes everyday – a poem a day and owes her success to the lovely Caitlin and Jacob for bringing this amazing marathon into my life and being the first people to publish me!

Let’s gooooooo! 🙂

 

 

Introduction 4.0

Hello everyone!
This is my fourth marathon, and I’m so excited to be back! I haven’t written anything in a while so this year might be a bit of a challenge to me, but the past year has been quite the roller coaster so I’m sure I have plenty to write about.
Hope everyone enjoys their marathon!

Hello world

My name is Ksenija. I come from the capital of Croatia. My whole life is about writing. Ever since I remember, and it all started at 6 with first days at school, I’ve been doing nothing smarter than devoting my life to writing. Unfortunately, having so much behind, does not mean I am a successful author yet. All I am facing on regular basis are rejections and more rejections. After a dozen, I stopped counting. Some publishers say I am too complicated for them and others take it easier to put it aside after ten pages. As for my professional calling, I am an engineer of the laboratory medicine. By now I have worked on poetry, haiku, plays, novels, scenarios, quizzes, reality shows and two strategies that I have presented the president of the Euro Parliament in Brussels, on how to eradicate world poverty and increase the unemployment. Guess what, the president’s secretary gave me kind rejection.