2023 First Post
Greetings:
This is my first post of 2023. Just making sure I could get here (a year is so long!) and remember how to put a new post up.
All looks good. I think I’m ready for Saturday morning to begin.
Test post
Setting up test post
Looking forward to the Marathon
I’m excited to try this out- I’m hoping to put together a new collection!
introduction
Hussein Nuhu is a young Nigerian sociologist and a poet who has the dream of becoming a better creative, he was the assistant curator Naija Haiku 2020, he was the Poetry Editor Vanguard Press UDUS, 2021, he was the third runner up of Naija Haiku Contest 2020,he was the Winner D’LitReview Mini Contest, August, 2022 and also a shortlisted Entrant of 7th Edition Chinua Achebe, The Soul Brother Anthology. His works have appeared or are forthcoming in Umpteen Fondness Anthology, Poetic Duel International anthology; Drum Of Life, Demi gods’ anthology; Boys Are Not Stone and Agbowo Art, Olongo africa, Kalahari Review, Yabaleft Review, Isele Magzine, NeptuPrime, and others. He can be reached on huzeeal@gmail.com and on WhatsApp via 08104580490.
this is my first attempt at a poetry marathon and I hope it will become a memorable one with you all.
Hello
Dear Poets,
This is my first year at Poetry Marathon and as is with any challenge, there’s an adrenaline rush; although I must admit that the thought of writing a poem every hour is quite daunting.
For now, I am focused on completing the marathon. Wishing all of you good luck.
Jyotsna
First post
Checking to see that I can actually post here in advance of Saturday. My sister and I are both committed to the marathon for the first time, and looking forward (with a bit of apprehension) to it.
Excited!
Hi everyone, I’m excited to be part of this year’s Poetry Marathon!
I’m a poet from Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. I’m doing the half marathon that starts at 9 am Eastern (heaven help me, 6 am my time is early for me to be writing poetry!). I have been writing poetry all my life, but it’s only in the past few years that I’ve taken it seriously.
Part of my poetry practice is writing to prompts, and I always look forward to the Marathon’s prompts.
Looking forward to being a part of this community!
Lindsay
2023 Introduction
This will be my third year participating in the Poetry Marathon, and it will be an odd year for me. Not many people from my personal life have read my poetry, but one person who kept up with my marathonning every year and read every poem in 2021 and 2022 was my Nan. She passed away almost exactly a year ago. I don’t yet know what will come out of my keyboard this year, which is part of the magic of this challenge, but I know they will all be a little dedicated to her. Life has not always been easy recently, and I had thought for a while that I had lost some of my writing spark, but two years ago the Poetry Marathon really helped me rediscover it. My Nan was an artist, a healer, an amazing magical person, and she always told me to keep writing, and I intend to. Thank you all of you for your part in me rediscovering some inspiration, and thank you Nanny, and Grandpa, if you’re reading. I love you both endlessly.
For now I’m writing from Bristol in the UK, but increasingly my mind is half-occupied up in Scotland, where my wonderful partner and I hope to move to soon. There’s a better-than-not chance that my poems will find themselves in folklore and fairytales, autumnal fields, liminal wetlands and interstellar wanderings. I love stories, I’m fascinated by the tales that don’t quite get told in traditional narratives, and whilst I’m always drawn by writing with a bit of an edge I really like happy poetry too. If I write autobiographically, it will usually be of joyful moments. And I’m afraid I’m not that well-versed (hah!) in poetical forms, so my writing can get a bit structurally feral. It is what it is.
I don’t know about you but I’ve been looking forward to this all year. Good good luck to everyone! May your snacks be plentiful, your naps restful and your words flow easily from your writing implement of choice.
Introducing Myself…
Hi all! My name is Marissa Wolfe.
I am a native to the foothills of South Carolina, a wife, a mother of two, and of course, a writer. This is my first poetry marathon and I am very excited. While poetry is my first love, it has been the hardest medium for me to master so I am eager to challenge myself.
I have been writing for 15 years, but have recently decided to branch out and pursue it professionally (for the second time, my first attempt was discouraging and my skin is much thicker now). I love creative non-fiction, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, philosophy, religion and anything that is mind-bending or thought provoking in both subtle and overt ways. I find people to be very interesting and anything that does a deep dive into the human (or humanoid) condition is a win for me, regardless of genre. I’ve had many blogs over the years but am here, at square one, making peace with the drawing board.
Currently, I am the winner of Prose.’s Challenge of the Month XXXVVII and have a piece forthcoming in Querencia Press’ Not Ghosts, But Spirits V3.
Good luck everyone!