24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
Hello everyone! So excited to be back for year 2 of this absolutely amazing marathon! Cannot wait to write and see everyone’s poems this time. I’m with @meghana and we’re writing this year together :3
All the best everyone!
Attaching the link to the spotify playlist I made last year for anyone who needs one
Wednesday was Colored Day
At the Jackson Public Pool
Arriving too late,
All we could see was a rainbow of brown heads
Bobbing up and down in water
Once cool but now heated by bodies
Packed like cargo but
Pressed too close together to lie flat and flay
Through the warmed water
We wore our swim clothes:
(There was no Colored Day
For public toilets or changing places.)
Walking barefoot from the car,
Climbing in
Pushing aside other bodies
Bobbing along the water
Cooling off the sweat
Raining from the relentless sun
Beaming its hate upon our heads
An hour was too long to stay
Walking the bottom of sweat and pee scented water;
No need to carry a towel
When the oppressive sun dried us on the walk to the car
But towels covered the seats
To catch the dirty water
We bathed at home sweet home:
Lying face down in the cool soapy water
Kicking our feet
Imagining what it would be like to swim
Hi everyone! My name is Jill Halasz. This is my 6th or 7th poetry marathon and I am excited to get started again. If this is your first, it is a rush and so much fun. Whether you are planning a half marathon or a full, best of luck to each of you today. The important thing is to put something creative out into the world. Get it out now and you can always refine it later. 🙂
I’m David Hennessy, I’m a wannabe comedic poet and I am a bundle of nervous energy right now! Whoever is in charge of time, could you speed up the next hour so I don’t have to wait too long?
I am Aarthi V. Karanam from Mumbai, India. I am an MA in English literature. I am primarily a homemaker . Writing is my passion. I have written several poems, shortstories in various facebook platforms. I have also vontributed to a couple of anthologies.
As the hour nears, I am nervous as a first time participant in the marathon. At the same time I am quite confident of finishing too. 😀
Welcome new writers,
all aboard the uphill ship,
Eventful journey.
When the world overwhelms, when the news is all bad, when chaos threatens, I make art.
Howdy! I live in Austin, Texas, and this is my first marathon. I’m giving the half marathon a go, and we’ll see what happens with it. I’ve been actively writing poetry since 2019 (with a small burst around 1997 before that), and really dove into it during the pandemic.
Poetry has become part of my growth and healing process, and it’s become integral to my sense of self.
I’m looking forward to seeing what I create in this, and in seeing what other creations I get to see.