24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
So I decided to enter this on a lark and what ho, my lark has built a nest! I am looking forward to giving this a whirl and sharing some of my writing. I have not done so in quite some time so this is something I am glad to be pushing myself to try.
In 2012 I suffered a ruptured Achilles’ tendon at work. Two weeks after surgery, I suffered a massive stroke. I was in medically induced coma to save my life. It was a hemorrhagic stroke that also caused swelling of the brain. My prospects for survival were pretty grim, in fact, doctors told family to get ready for the worse, that they’d done everything they could. To everybody’s surprised, I pulled through! After rehabilitation, I went home to follow-up home and outpatient care, physical, speech, and occupational therapy. I started writing as a for of therapy. I also did volunteered work and went back to school, online this time, to resume a Master’s degree. I started publishing one month before my graduation ceremony. I’d have gotten my Master’s because I’d started it again before my stroke, but I don’t think I’d have taken writing seriously if it hadn’t been for my stroke. That’s why I tell people: The stroke is the best thing that happened to me; the really bad stuff all happened after my stroke. Here I am, habitually challenging my brain, but this time with writing to participate in the Half Marathon and hope to continue to the full Marathon.
Let us embark on
This annual pilgrimage
Where words run amok.
A little over two weeks to go! I’m looking forward to writing and sharing more haikus.
Hello Fellow Poets,
I am watching the Democratic National Convention speeches at this moment and cannot think of another activity that reflects my interests. I am a political writer and believe that “the personal is political.” My writing blurs the personal/political spectrum and dives deeper into how people connect to one another through loss. I am an out Lesbian Feminist and admire poet Adrienne Rich.
Logistically– I am a 27 year old lesbian graduate student whose childhood was rooted in poverty. My experiences influence my writing and I find much comfort when I write poems.
I am looking forward to this marathon, love challenging myself, and cannot wait to succeed in writing 24 poems in 24 hours.
I hope that everyone is approaching this marathon with the same optimism. Looking forward to pushing through to the end with you all!
I have already stocked up on coffee! 🙂
Best,
Jennifer Meneray
This will be my second marathon. Last year’s marathon experience was phenomenal. By hour 24, I was a zombie poet, but I did it. After reviewing some of my poems from last year, I realized I really like them (at the time, not so much). The marathon re-invigorated me and my writing passion. I’ve been painting a lot this year, so I’m prepping for this year’s marathon by looking at my art and the stories behind each piece. Onward!
I am a slightly crazy nineteen year old girl from a very loving family in Kerala, India. I am a girl who loves to dream.
Dreams may come real …sometimes they may not ..but despite that fact I still keep dreaming.
Reading is next in nature to me. It calms me down , gives me pleasure and takes me away from reality .
Yes I like to run away from what is happening around me because at times I feel that I don’t belong here.
Books are the doors to MY world . And of course I’m a fiction maniac .
I like to write but I’m an extremely lazy girl so it takes quite some force to make me write .
The whole credit for me deciding to write here goes to my friend who is also doing the marathon.
She very often tried to push me into writing without much success . We are of the same wavelength but slightly different frequency .
At least I can say that I do this for her and yes I’m sure its gonna be a wonderful experience .
Everything is progressing nicely towards the 4th Annual Poetry Marathon! Introductions are now going up on the blog. The Facebook group is active.
If you signed up for Marathon and have not yet heard from us, you should have, so please email us at poets@thepoetrymarathon.com and we will get back to you as soon as possible
Due to some (now resolved) health reasons we are pushing back our second round of sign ups to the week before the marathon. We will be open again to applications from the 8th of August through the 9th! We hope if you were not able to sign up before, you will be able to sign up during this second round.
Hello, I’m Eve. I am a 5th grade teacher from Massachusetts. I love words…reading them, writing them, teaching about them.
This is my second marathon. Last year’s was a lot of fun for me. I had not written a lot of poetry in years, but set that challenge for myself and achieved it. This year, the weekend of the marathon has a lot going on, but I have once again set that goal for myself, hoping to achieve. I am at that point in my life where setting goals for myself and trying to accomplish them is important to me.
I look forward to spending an all-nighter with people from all over the world again this year. One of the highlights of last year was the 2-4 a.m. window of time when everyone was really struggling and we had the ability to communicate through the Facebook group, being silly, and feeling connected through the bond of words (and no sleep!).
The key to the marathon is to have fun! I know I will be!
See you in a couple of weeks!
Eve
Thank you for accepting my request to participate in the Poetry Marathon. I am looking forward to the same. I have published 2 books of poetry, Inspire and Reflect.
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I feel the biggest challenge I will face will be to stay awake and to complete this marathon, despite the other responsibilities I have on any given day. The best part is that the Marathon is on a Saturday.
I think writing 24 poems in 24 hrs, with a poem every hr. will be a different experience. I am not sure if I will get so many ideas in my mind. Fingers crossed on how this will shape up.
Thank you and looking forward to knowing many of you and enjoy your writing.