24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
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.
hi everyone,
this is my 2nd year of doing a full 24 hr poetry marathon. last year I tasted blood and despite it being hard it was totally worth it. all the best to all the new ones joining in and the ones who are an expert at doing this. wish me luck too 🙂
Love and best
Preeta
Saturday morning came far too quickly. Despite all my planning to write and practice the random poems, I was busy with scholarship galas, work collaboration, and following the news at every level of community – from my home neighborhood to the world stage. Like you, my nerves are activated — that wonderful, terrifying moment when we take a deep breath and see the view before diving into a new adventure. In my ongoing healing, I am working to always protect and connect my noggin’s neurons, and well, I already mentioned the news. I suspect all of these will be part of my twelve poems throughout today’s half marathon.
I look forward to all I will read and will write!
Two hours and two minutes to starting time.
My name is Angie, and I am absolutely ready to write! I am camping, however, so my internet connection is very weak and unreliable. My poems will be written each hour, but they may get posted in bunches as I drive somewhere for better online access.
I can’t wait to see what you all write!!! (And, go Tessa!)
Hey Marathoners, When I click on “Prompts” tab I get msg “Oops! That page can’t be found.” I understand no prompts are posted yet — still 1hr 6 min to go! Just want to make sure I’m looking in correct place for them to post. Reply would be appreciated!
Have fun everyone : ) Nandiya