Sam Azule -14 posts
inger -14 posts
I began writing during an intensive period of inner work when the floodgates opened to haiku, essays, and free form poems which may or may not rhyme.
potatopoet -14 posts
I am a simple girl who seeks adventures among tangled, messed up, perfectly imperfect beautiful words, formed through the dance of my paper and pen, in tune with the rhythm of my heart and mind.
Mary-Jeanne -14 posts
I was born in a city, its name is Seattle, where rain falls often and beaches are cool. I married at 19, and still love my husband, you just might say that I am a fool. Thirty some years later he still makes me laugh, there is no doubt that he's my better half. We had two lovely children, then fostered many more, some still call me Mom, when they knock on my door. I like to write poetry, I like to camp, I like to read and I like to take baths. Playing the ukulele and painting are fun. I could spend literally hours at the beach in the sun. The thing that I love on this earth, most it seems, is spending time with other people, soul to soul, or on teams. I dearly love nature, and being outside, this world is amazing, the creator can’t hide. I give praise and thanks, for all that I have. Even on hard days, my life is not bad. Stay positive and smile, look for gifts on the way, and life will be good, at the end of the day.
DarlaK -14 posts
I'm a published poet with a day job writing in Clearwater Florida. I post micropoetry on Twitter @darlak2012 and am working on several chapbook projects.
aclipscomb -14 posts
Adam Lipscomb is in all probability a carbon-based life form living and working in Austin, Texas. His work has been published in the Seattle Erotic Art Festival 2020 Literary Art Anthology as well as Celestite Poetry Journal and The Pine Cone Review. When not staring in frustration at a computer monitor trying to will words to appear, he enjoys cooking for the people in his heart and taking long, romantic walks to the taco truck.
shruti2581 -14 posts
lesliesimon -14 posts
zangie57 -14 posts
My name is Angelle. I work as a bookkeeper/operations mgr for a law firm. I am an amateur poet, and do it mostly for fun, brain exercise. I am a History buff, and a voracious reader,
Tina Blondino -14 posts
Tina grew up along the Atlantic coast in Oyster Bay, NY then, newly married, traded oceans for the Pacific settling in a suburb of Seattle. Starting as a kindergarten teacher, her professional roles have included principal, trainer, mentor, and Assistant Superintendent. She lives near her daughter Jenny, her favorite creative partner. She is active in social and political issues and in her Episcopal church.
Davita Joie -13 posts
MFA Creative Nonfiction '10
joanne.mclain -13 posts
jencurtis80 -13 posts
I am a work in progress. And for some reason I thought I was done, settled, figured out. But, I'm no where near any of that and am learning to be okay. I am 35, I have a masters degree and an almost phd and I am not sure why or how or if I am even going to finish. I stopped writing poetry for over a decade because I stopped being my authentic self for over a decade. Go figure. I'm in between jobs and I between ideas about what life looks like for me- goals dreams plans and so on, and I am trying to value my talents even when no one else around me does or even when (gasp!) no jobs want them and I'm in debt up to my ears. I love to read, I love to stay in bed, I love coffee and eating and I have a lovely daughter and a tumultuous everything else - marriage stuff, depression stuff, identity stuff, money stuff, growing up being adult stuff. I love Tori Amos and Weezer and Sylvia Plath and Sherman Alexie. I am an introvert who has a diverse and open mind and a heart that's trying to figure out how to open again or of it even wants to. Maybe I like being cranky. Not sure yet.
Sarah Neal -13 posts
Sarah Neal received her MFA in Poetry Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. Her poems appear or are forthcoming in: North American Review, Stone Highway Review, The Ilanot Review, Anthem Journal, Almost Five Quarterly, Wilde, Sinister Wisdom, Wicked Alice, ROAR and elsewhere. Her chapbook Speak So It Anchors You was published in 2016. She resides in the shadow of the Catalina mountains in Tucson, Arizona with her 2 dogs, 3 fish and endless hauntings.
mistymawn -13 posts
EliAk -13 posts
I'm a Nigerian, a mechatronics engineering graduate and an embedded system specialist. A self made visual artist, having done many commissioned jobs. A writer, and poet having many of works published in anthology, magazines, blogs etc. I love reading at my leisure time, and taking shots of nature.
fclemmons -13 posts
wordmaster -13 posts
Kai -13 posts
Seton Hall English Major, lookin' to expand, hone, chisel, refine (i just ran out of verbs lol) her writing skills!!! New Jersey Native, been writin' since I was 10, readin' since I was 4, and I'm toooooo soupppppeeedddd!!! (yes, coffee, tends to drive me up the wall just a teensy bit 😉 jijijiji)
phyrr -13 posts
I am here doing the half marathon for the first time. I am an Empathic Spiritual Healer who's been writing a very long time. I am married with one daughter and two dogs! I recently retired from a full career in Social Work to pursue my passion.
Adiba -13 posts
Sulabelle -13 posts
Sulabelle is a 26 year old poet originating from Oakland, CA. She was raised in Florida, where she began writing at a young age. Today she is a graduate of Florida A&M University with her BA in Political Science and a Green For All Ambassador. She pursues a career of writing, lifestyle blogging, modeling, gardening, and environmental advocacy.
littlebit.anne -13 posts
Living, dancing, and writing in San Francisco! Currently held captive to my couch with a broken foot...Excited to participate in the half marathon for the first time.
dess -13 posts
Phillip T. Stephens -13 posts
Phillip T. Stephens, in the words of his mother, was the only child they ever planned on and the worst mistake they ever made. Unlike his father, grandfather, and three uncles, he refused the call to the ministry and was disowned by his family. They sold him at a pawn shop for thirty dollars and a first edition Thompson Chain Reference Bible autographed by Billy Sunday and Billy Graham. After being told by his minister father that he would live a life of liars if he didn’t clean up his act, Stephens plunged head first into his career, finishing in the finals of the Texas Liars competition in West, Texas three years in a row but never defeating George Bush, or Donald Trump (who somehow provided a Texas birth certificate). He rescues cats with his wife Carol for www.austinsiameserescue.org
Zara -13 posts
Canadian who loves writing! First time doing the half marathon. Love getting feedback.
pentopapergal -13 posts
melissalongo -13 posts
Poetess|Kalimba Player
heather-groom -13 posts
My name is Heather, I live in a small town in East Tennessee.I have loved writing and especially poetry for as long as I can remember. I was the kid hiding under the sheets with a flashlight just to read "one more chapter". Some of my favorite poets are ee cummings, Sylvia Plath, Carl Sandburg, WB Yeats, Allen Ginsberg, Leonard Cohen, Charles Bukowski and Pablo Neruda. I haunt my local libraries and bookstores waiting to find the next book I'm going to fall in love with. I love to lie to myself, as in "I can read a few more pages then go to sleep." And "after I buy these books I'm not going to buy anymore until I read them all." Reading and writing are my refuge and the most natural things I know. I am so excited to participate in this marathon and go on this journey.
thomasdef1969 -13 posts
I've been writing poetry for more than thirty-five of my 48 years. The hugest influence in my youth was Dylan Thomas, who taught me a lot about the music that a poem makes, and about shaping a poem into a conscious work of art. I find myself writing mostly light and humorous verse nowadays (there are always exceptions to the rule!). I'm fond of fixed forms, ghazals, villanelles, sestinas, but I also experiment wildly. Something of a chameleon on plaid, I'm afraid! Current reading includes Tom Hennen, Paul Celan, Ted Kooser, and others. Oh, yes, and I enjoy life in the suburbs of Boston, with a small indie bookstore a block from where I live! Dream come true.
Christina M Rau -13 posts
Lydia -13 posts
I was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming. My dad was in the Air Force, so I have been around the world as they say. I have always loved to write poetry and remember writing poems as far back as a third and fourth grader in primary school. Words dance in my mind, and I find the only way to get rid of them is to put them on paper. My hopes are to stir people with my words in some form or fashion to make them laugh, think or cry.
dartman -13 posts
Started writing when I was twelve years old on a steel Underwood manual typewriter that weight as much as a Cadillac Escalade. Wrote science fiction short stories that were promptly and righteously rejected. Then life hit. Marriages, divorce, careers, whatever. Worked as a bank manager, trade photographer, full-time award winning real estate agent and finally as an Assistant Dean at a university, where I managed the financial department, and taught freshmen classes. From 2000 to 2010 wrote a popular blog filled with mostly humor. After that some of my short fiction was published and recently I published a book of humor. Just finished a 70,000 word crime novel that is making the rounds of literary agencies hoping someone will pick it up. Poetry? I have always wrote poetry. Always for myself, as a way to connect with the universe and my deeper self.
marissawolfe -13 posts
Elizabeth Castillo -13 posts
A Professional Writer/Journalist/Short Story Writer/Blogger/Published International Author/Poet/Online English Instructor/Editor/Proofreader/Speaker. Published 2 books, "Seasons of Emotions" (UK), and "Inner Reflections of the Muse" (USA) and a co-author to more than 50 international anthologies in the USA, Canada, UK, Romania, India, and Africa. Member, American Authors Association (AAA), PEN International, and Asia Pacific Writers and Translators (APWT).
Sarah Noelle -13 posts
Hello fellow lovers of words! My name is Sarah, or Sunshine as many of my friends call me & what I write under on http://www.bigtoughgirl.org/blog/?category=A+Shimmer+of+Sunshine (my personal website is www.sunshine-in-a-bottle.com but will be under construction soon 🙂 ) I am a word lover to the nth degree. I always have been. I had a lust for writing & reading at a very young age & over the years have stifled & waned in my writing due to life events & circumstances. Aside from being a woman, a daughter, a sister, a friend, a lover, a tomboy, an encourager, a truth seeker, & passionate as hell, I am also a birthmom, a speaker, a teller of truth, raw, humble, vulnerable, a Jesus lover, &, well, a writer. Depending on my mood is which of those (or multiples of) show up in my writing. I am a gypsy of sorts in that I have traveled & moved & shifted many times in my almost 34 years. I have been to 43 states & out of the country 10 times, I have lived & loved & hurt & cried & laughed & excelled & failed & gotten back up. And now I am here. With all of you 🙂 & I can't wait to share some of my thoughts with y'all! Thank you for having me here <3
Lani G -13 posts
Jill Egland -13 posts
I play the accordion. In public.
scbpoetry -13 posts
So if you put a bass player, writer, designer, ideophile, and a couple of bananas in a blender, this is what you'd get.
oliviaa-wells -13 posts
donnajeanpickett -13 posts
Call me DJ if you wish. This is my first try at a half marathon and I am looking forward to it. I'm a retired 7th & 8th grade English teacher and have a piano and vocal studio in my home. Chocolate is the best thing around along with most other food. I'm and avid reader, love to sing, fly while downhill skiing, and grand children are the best thing ever invented. My husband and I camp and also visit our daughter in Europe, Africa, or Asia, wherever she is doing her freelance photojournalism. I look forward to spending some creative time myself and see what I can produce in a half marathon.
belight89 -13 posts
jbackes -13 posts
I live in Poughkeepsie, NY with my husband and 2 year old son. I have been writing for almost 30 years, and have taught at both the high school and college level. Looking forward to getting my creative juices flowing with this marathon!
lauratalbott1986 -13 posts
williammiles -13 posts
This biographical info was pried from my cold dead hands. I was born in the nineties, through no choice of my own. I graduated and activated and have the need to write scattershot poems of spiky tenderness, things to mean, spaces and relationshiops to reconvene in these pages that feel like an ant farm of one's own. Indeed, I write plentifully if with little discipline. But never submit! No capitulation! No surrender! Onward to victory. Who knows what will come about from these unsummed frays. Hopefully imperative developments, escaping my Hamlet-esque state of indecisive neurotic Denmark? Of course. This is where I can espouse my theoretical fascinations right? I care about the the jouissance of the original, the small emotional metaphysics of decision and perception, an atheist's dream of god's rogue bipedal brain cells and their declaration if not of faith then of dementia. We are the actuators, like the rocket-ship dreamers who turned out not to be fantasists, and their phschotherapists had to reclassify their obsession, and I am proud of my interminable skepticism, frustration, self-questioning, as all you could hope for in a responsible adult. Systems for people, not the other way around! But today I wonder what will be forgiven, what will be recognised, what will be decried, what will be liberated in this marathonesque challenge, what great messages will be sent to the strangers that are so many (if any) of our readers, creating some welcome sympathy beyond the observable. And what will bounce off like a basketball off the hull of an oil tanker. And there's plenty of concepts and material complaints to assail, assuage and arse about. Just keep digging. I am wearing flip flops, which is unusual for me. And doing this in a pair with mudlark. Wishing all of you well.
Bstewie -13 posts
I'm from Atlanta. I've always had a love for reading and writing. I majored in English in college. Currently, I'm an English teacher and I will begin an English doctorate program this fall.
Diane -13 posts
Leslie Ferguson -13 posts
cindy -13 posts
Becky -13 posts
I'm a 30-something year old married mama of four. I've always lived in the deep southern United States. My pinkies are always inky (I'm a lefty). I've loved and played with words since I can remember. Who needs a Narnia wardrobe when you have a library? Also, my hero is the librarian in Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
Elly -13 posts
A poet born and raised in the rainforests of the PNW. Currently wandering the desert, keeping a look out for any spot of green. I mother children and pets, and if there's an hour left at the end of the day, sometimes I get a shower.
angeloflight -13 posts
Hey everyone, my alias is Angel of Light. I'm on various websites like Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Fanfiction, and Fictionpress, but I only have one series that defines me as a writer. It is called Darryl & Diana. If you are into romance novels, it is a series worthy of a read. I am here to better myself as a writer, so I can do whatever it takes to make my Darryl & Diana series the best series it can be.
internetloser -13 posts
molliedee -13 posts
lugano -13 posts
C.K. Nickell -13 posts
I am an author, poet and storyteller. My writing is influenced by my family history, travels around the world, and the amazing writing of others, including Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Burns and Robert Louis Stevenson. I have several published poems and short stories and wrote for five years about local history for an online site.
bayleykelly -13 posts
chitookeke -13 posts
cmariewatson -13 posts
mdoerner -13 posts
traci-icart -13 posts
aihan11374265 -13 posts
Edward -13 posts
Modern, undiscovered renaissance man... Musician, songwriter, writer, artist, provocateur
chivy76 -13 posts
betulaceae -13 posts
I am part of an active poetry group on the South Coast of MA- called Horizon Glass. I have been published in three anthologies and am working on a chapbook of bird poems. I love puns
creatorj -13 posts
Fionna Wright -13 posts
Alyssa Dearborn -13 posts
I am a current English writing and literature major and art minor at the University of New Haven. I write weekly articles for the Odyssey Online, am president of S.P.E.L.L. (Student Pagans Educating Leading and Learning), and historian of WRITE poetry club. I reside in my first grownup apartment with my roommate and plants in West Haven, CT.
mdaven -13 posts
Here lately I've been describing myself as a 'micro-giggin', semi-retired senior. A special joy and benefit of being a baby boomer is the freedom to pursue my passions and concentrate on one of my first loves - writing. As the middle child of seven (7), raised in a rural NE Georgia town, characters and plots abound. Hopefully, the skills learned (long ago!) as an English major will not be too too far beneath the surface. Looking forward!
denisiarocks -13 posts
I am an ENL/ELA teacher and published poet. I have two books of poetry: ASPHALT SOUNDS Fore Angels Press: 2004 and MAGNETIZED BY BLACK IRISES Words With Wings Press: 2020.
Tammy -13 posts
Liam Mihkel Medri Kinnon -13 posts
RuchiChopra -13 posts
Hello, friends! I’m very excited to be here. My name is Ruchi and I live in Brecksville city, Ohio. I’m a published poet with a background of broadcasting media and print media, in India. I have been writing news assignments and news for a while but found my Nirvana in the poetry about 3 years back. Since then, I’m following, reading, writing, expressing thoughts, voices, and issues through my poems. I write mainly on the gender issues, social issues, and ecology. My poems have been published in online journals and anthologies in South Africa, India, UAE, Uzbekistan, and the USA. My inspiration to write mainly come from my surroundings and memories. I am looking forward to learning from you all. And, hope to connect with the like-minded people from across the world. Best wishes.
tbaby606 -13 posts
Hafeezah -13 posts
Born Charleston SC native, mother, poet and dreamer. I look forward to releasing my first poetry book, "Divine Collection of Chaos!" I have been working on this body of work for the past two years. It captures many moments of my life that I have never shared with anyone else. I decided to take this leap of faith and publish my work so that my children will see the value in creating a legacy. My hope is through my words they find strength, love and determination to accomplish their own dreams.
Colleen Schwartz -13 posts
karenmandell -13 posts
pcherrett -13 posts
annieshaw -13 posts
metajones -13 posts
Keely -13 posts
mikewilson -13 posts
Just to introduce myself to the group I'm a poet who has been writing and performing for well over a decade. I cut my teeth in Manchester among some fine poets. I've loved every minute of the processes of being a published and performing poet. I live in Ireland and run a poetry covers event in Belfast. I often perform my poetry with sign language and I love performing at festivals. I'm currently putting together a manuscript and hope to get started on some poetry tomorrow that might lend itself towards inclusion, even just by a few choices images or good themes. I'm doing the half marathon.
maskofpoetry -13 posts
schmidtml20 -13 posts
Hello! My name is Morgana and I have been writing poetry for about 12 years now. College put a damper in my personal writing, but--since I recently graduated--I am looking to get back into the swing! I look forward to "marathoning" with you all!
rashmiskurup -13 posts
reneeaf -13 posts
Ditu -13 posts
Hi.. I am dhriti from India.. Excited for the half marathon.. cheers👍 !!!
julieonoh -13 posts
I've loved books from an early age and it came as no surprise to my family when I started writing. Books made me happy and I hope to do the same for others.
zann -13 posts
arvinder8 -13 posts
jodytmorse -13 posts
Multi-genre writer Jody T. Morse freelances for numerous publications such as ArtHouston, TexasLiving and Verbatim Poetry. She won WILDsound Festival’s One-Page story contest in May 2016 and blogs for the Luna Station Quarterly – a speculative fiction magazine. Jody is a member of the Writespace Writing Center and is an editorial assistant for Writership and Before & After Editing. Visit her website to learn more: www.bountifulbalconybooks.com.
StrayCatFeeder -13 posts
I hail from the rainy Pacific Northwest, though I spent the bulk of my college years in the Tucson desert. I write fiction, creative nonfiction, and occasionally poetry. My favorite animals are road runners and snails because of their (polar opposite) charismas. My day job involves working closely with community college students as an academic coach.
Katie -13 posts
mariamalimohammed -13 posts
iamteramarie -13 posts
Mudlark -13 posts
Artist, community publisher. Poetry half-marathon first timer.
Selina Lin -13 posts
rainiezenith -13 posts
I am a writer of stories, poems, songs and other scribblings.
Elyssa Bishop -13 posts
zoelogical -13 posts
shadowprancer -13 posts
Britt is originally from a small town in southwest Washington State, about 30 minutes from Portland, OR. She grew up on mountains and in rainforests and has missed Mount Hood and the Columbia River Gorge since she moved 3,500 miles smack dab in the middle of Connecticut. She writes poetry and short stories and enjoys table tennis and whitewater kayaking. She will talk your ear off about all things Portland and searches in the mass of the east coast populace for fellow west coasters.
anizolak -13 posts
Lover of creativity, nature, books, movies, and so much more. I just moved from NJ to Florida and figured while I get settled why not get the creative juices flowing with a poetry marathon. Finishing up my studies for business but would also love to make writing more than just a hobby one day. If you enjoy my poetry feel free to check out my wordpress blog that I linked in my profile and/or my Instagram the.greatest.story.ever.told.
poetjo -13 posts
I'm a Canadian writer who wants to explore the alphabet in weird and wonderful ways.
Upward Dog -13 posts
Hi. I just turned 50 and live in between Sacramento and Tahoe in Northern CA. I write stuff. All kinds of stuff. Different things for different reasons, at different times. Mostly just cuz. Sometimes for money. Sometimes volunteer work. Poems. Short stories. Commentary. Satire. News articles. Topics aplenty. This seemed like a good idea...soon we will know! Thanks to everyone involved in making this happen and participating.
Janette -13 posts
Hello! I am Janette from Bellingham, Washington and this will be my third Poetry Marathon.
Aqua -13 posts
My name is Aqua nice to meet you. I have been creating on hold custom telephone message content for 7 years. Recently I also began to write web content, and I have been writing poetry since high school. I love writing poetry, non fiction, fiction, as well as many other forms of writing. I am excited to begin my freelance writing business with a move to a new home in the future as well for a peaceful writing spot. I wish to work with short stories, blogs, poems, children's writing, greeting cards, and more. Thank you sincerely for taking the time to read this, and I hope you enjoyed the poetry challenge. I hope you have a nice day! Miss Aqua
Aisha.N -13 posts
I'm a teenager with great aspirations for a writing career. i specifically love poetry and hope to bring out my th
Beverly -13 posts
I'm a teacher, artist, and sometimes writer. Originally from Chicago, I live in mountains in New Mexico, with my husband, two daughters, and a bunch of animals - dogs, cats, horses, chickens, and pigeons. I've lived in NM longer now, than I lived in Chicago. I love to teach and write poetry to my elementary students. I spent grad school (in art ed) making books/collages, and writing poems. I try to do both when I can, and want to do more!
runnerguy -13 posts
Well I'm back. My wife and I repatriated back to the states 9 months ago after living in the UK on a work assignment for two years and seven months. I grew up in Illinois, lived near Atlanta and then the UK. We now live in Houston. It's a real adjustment for me. Moving back to the US has been hard. I really love Europe. I recently started writing again. Look forward to meeting new people and like minded writers. I hope to get some of my poems and short stories published. Cheers
vickifaye -13 posts
luvs2wright -13 posts
lisadawn -13 posts
EmilyJV -13 posts
Single working mom of 2. Autism Mom. Poet. Cat warden. Ally. LGBTQ. BLM. #KnowBetterDoBetter
redstar -13 posts
Poetry allows me to express my innermost truth in a way that captures the essence of my experience. It's like an arrow that aims to cut through the convoluted story and pierce the heart and, perhaps, even awaken something powerful within the reader.
cerinaz -13 posts
Caroline Nazareno a.k.a. Ceri Naz, is a multi-awarded poet, editor, journalist, public speaker, linguist, educator and women’s advocate. Ceri Naz won the concluded Frang Bardhi Literary Prize 2014 in Albania. She received the sair- gazeteci ( Poet-Journalist) award during the 34th KIBATEK International Festival of Literature and Arts in Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey on November 8, 2014. She was chosen World Poetry international Director to Philippines by World Poetry Canada and International. She was a featured poet at Vancouver Word 0n The Street, World Poetry Canada and International and Poetry Around The Globe. She was awarded Empowered Poet 2013 during the World Poetry International Peace Festival 2013 in Vancouver ,Canada. Graduating cum laude with the degree of Bachelor of Elementary Education, major in General Science at Pangasinan State University. Ceri Naz pursued higher studies in journalism, public speaking and leadership. She earned her post graduate studies in Administration and Supervision at Eulogio ‘’Amang’’ Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology. She had learned about the Nanotechnology and Aerospace at Massachussetts Institute Technology on June 2012. Currently,she writes for the Philippine Canadian Inquirer, Manila Bulletin and contributes to Reflection Magazine. http://poetassigloveintiuno.blogspot.com.es/search/label/FILIPINAS http://atunispoetry.com/2015/06/06/poetry-chronicles-of-caroline-nazareno/
brookelouvier -13 posts
I am Brooke Gale Louvier. I grew up in New Hampshire but I’ve called Texas home for the last 13 years. I am married to an amazing man, and we had a beautiful baby girl June ’14. I write. I believe in the importance of telling stories. I write poetry as an attempt to see the redemption and beauty all around me, and to do my best to capture it, my “feeble attempt to express in inexpressible.” whereas the truth is that fullness of soul can sometimes overflow in utter vapidity of language, for none of us can ever express the exact measure of his needs or his thoughts of his sorrows; and human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars…” -Gustave Flaubert
tushirox -13 posts
J -13 posts
riley-mcilveen -13 posts
Katelyn -13 posts
I'm 14 and I want to be better at LoL c:
johncryar -13 posts
MelT20 -13 posts
Melody Pender is a freelance writer with three years of experience in the genre of fiction writing. Still aged 17, she hopes to gather more experience as she grows older in age.
Junior Knight -13 posts
I go by many pen names, for now you can call me Junior Knight. I'm 44 a Husband, Father, Business owner, Poet, Jokester...dreamer, Bohemian in the making. I write most frequently in harsh contrasts describing some internalized emotion over some dredged up memory. I polish broken glass feelings into false diamonds. Personal truths with a heavy dash of "es oh si que es!" You can find me on facebook under my #bloodygoodink or #makeyourselfquotable tags. i'm raw, unpublished, self educated & constantly seeking. Thanks for joining me on this journey.
breeyonce -13 posts
I am a hairstylist/makeup artist by day but I also dabble in theatre, music, and, of course, writing. I live in Montana, but my heart's in New York.
shellkays -13 posts
Alexis -13 posts
NYC writer, lover of slightly painful group challenges. Only doing the half.
alp2003tn -13 posts
Sarah Dittmore -12 posts
Sarah Dittmore (she/they) has spent the past decade traveling the world and writing stories of the people and places she encounters along the way. As a queer, neurodivergent writer, Sarah is passionate about literature that accurately showcases often underrepresented or misrepresented voices.
Kate McNicholas -12 posts
A Slam Poet or, as she likes to put it, a Loud Optimist. She previously served as an Editor for Clark Writes and the Umbra Institute. Her writings have been published across the U.S and Italy and her poems have been featured in multiple artistic collaborations and stage productions. Most recently, Kate published her first collection, Necrology and was featured as a competitor in Button Poetry’s Midwest Mashup and Boston Poetry Slam’s Northbeast Conference. Kate’s work covers a broad range of topics from mental health awareness and political critiques, to lessons of the natural world and Star Trek. Her mission is to elevate resilience through joy. You can find Kate giggling on the internet @k.andidnow on Instagram
bobbiesaga -12 posts
My name is Bobbie Saga, and I’m a retired journalist, researcher and writer from Lethbridge, AB. I’ve been honing my skills since my teen years because that’s when I fell in love with words. As a communications professional, my work includes news stories, essays and technical documents. I retired in 2005, and have since volunteered for various worthwhile projects. I was recently recruited, for example, to assist with a history project about women from a small coalmining town that no longer exists. This multi-year project has the working title, “Reclamation.” My role is researching background material, plus writing biographies and other content suitable for a website. My current goal, however, is to establish myself as a poet. I’ve never professionally published verse so at this time I’m seeking feedback and direction on poems I've written that I hope will be part of a collection of my work. All were inspired from my personal journals that depict different dynamics and stages of my life. Theses entries are now a treasure trove of prompts and inspiration for poetic expression.
randaj -12 posts
lyricalmelody -12 posts
muhammedebrahimsuleman -12 posts
KofiAcquah -12 posts
Eduful Ishmael,popularly known for his art and creative works as (Kofi Acquah) is a young aspiring African poet,a writer and a spoken word artist.He was born in the Central Region of Ghana.He is in a poetry movement called ''THE VILLAGE THINKERS'',and they receive numerous accolades every now and then especially when they are seen on the podium with tight spoken word performances and flows!
vicrompoet-1 -12 posts
I am a writer, a student, and a wife.
rachellcarlyle -12 posts
tanzima -12 posts
farzanasuleman -12 posts
My name is Farzana. I am still in school. I love reading,painting and writing poems and stories
prettypink22 -12 posts
crazicat -12 posts
incompletegenius -12 posts
Writer and entertainer from Northern Ireland's Causeway Coast, taking part in my first Poetry (half!) Marathon. I frequently focus on Flash or Microfiction and have only ever dabbled with poetry, so this challenge promises to be, well, challenging!
preksha -12 posts
Hey there! Prepping up for the marathon with my best poetry collection for the competition. It is going to be the tough challenge to compete at the international level, by the way I am a freelance writer n blogger but, it is just the beginning to ace in the creative writing field. I pursue online writing courses online in my spare time and like to proofread my work before posting anywhere on the web. Succeeding in my endeavors by overcoming the roadblocks to victory, is my inspiration to face any difficulty in workspace.
gloriajeanwriter -12 posts
I have been writing poetry since I was 16, not because I thought it was a "cool thing to do", but because if I didn't my head would have exploded. With a multitude of words billowing through my brain, I had no other choice but to let them out. Some have been funny, many have been sad, but mostly, they've been guideposts. I hope you enjoy my ramblings. g.
revoltpoet -12 posts
Revolt by name. Revolt by nature. "London Bridge Down", poetry collection out soon If you like me, I'm not doing it right . Punk poetry Plato would prohibit
cbarna16 -12 posts
mchealey -12 posts
angela -12 posts
Im 54, have 2 grown daughters and 9 grand children. I was widowed in 1981 and am finally happily married for 5years to an ex bullrider. Ive written poetry my whole life. I am currently working on my short stories and essays.
Megha Punjabi -12 posts
Christopher Ekuafeh -12 posts
Christopher Ekuafeh (also known as Chris.Klay) is a visual artist and story teller He is a poet, (unpublished) author, and spoken wor/rap artist. He thrives in a creative environment
hillarietasche -12 posts
lsiens -12 posts
1st half - marathon. Trying to challenge myself, do something new, force myself to be creative & to create...
Kat -12 posts
I work cusswords into academic papers but blush when I'm writing the dirty bits in poetry.
ldstornes -12 posts
heidibgw -12 posts
Teacher, writer, lover of plants and dogs. Live in the Interior of British Columbia, a dry, hot climate, wine, lakes, pine and cactus. Two published books of poetry, working on a novel.
Bill Rettig -12 posts
Bill Rettig has written poetry since the age of four, but did not get a poem published until he was 68 years old. His poems are often stories about himself and his family. Bill tells these stories to keep himself from turning into a crazier old man. In 2016, Bill's wife(now deceased) was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and Bill has written many poems about their tender, bitter-sweet life moments.
jareljennings -12 posts
clafollette -12 posts
Speculative fiction, Short Story enthusiast, getting more into the poetry side. Check out charleslafollettewrites@wordpress.com
christy199 -12 posts
jcbeek -12 posts
rachel-bryan -12 posts
ScottCoe -12 posts
Scott Coe is a performance poet and artist. He can be found on Instagram and Twitter as @ScottACoe . He believes poetry should always be written from the heart – it’s all about feeling and is always at it’s best when written in the moment, when the thoughts run straight from your soul to the pen. . He began writing, not as a poet, but as a lyricist, citing the likes of Noel Gallagher, Guy Chambers, Lennon and McCartney, and Bob Dylan as primary influences. In terms of Poetry he recalls being influenced by Wordsworth and Shakespeare’s sonnets. Recently he’s been spending more time discovering works by other more established poets. In particular he’s been drawn to the likes of Rupert Brooke, Lord Byron and R.S Thomas.
VidhiAshar -12 posts
I am Vidhi Ashar from Bangalore, India. I have been writing for a few years now. My love for poetry is inseparable and I enjoy exploring new forms periodically. I am quite the introvert. By being connected strongly to the power of knowledge, I come across as an excellent listener. Different cultures fascinate me. One's writing journey is often long and arduous, and along this path, I aspire to meet like-minded people.
pumbrino -12 posts
vschurman -12 posts
fgarlands -12 posts
paulineoyoun -12 posts
I am an English teacher and published poet and published educator who loves to read.
teetee53 -12 posts
I have been writing poems since second grade when I won was recognized for writing a poem about Abraham Lincoln. After that I was hooked and thus began a lifetime of poetry as a way of life. I wrote constantly throughout school. I wrote poems in math class. I wrote poems in science class. It was all I wanted to do. In college I majored in creative writing and my final project was a poetry book. Recently I moved to Ventura, California and won a poetry contest hosted by Ventura county. It is my love and it is my passion.
jaxvincent -12 posts
Jax lives in a wonderful part of Spain, Galicia, with her sainted better half, John and one cat, Freddie. She feels very fortunate to be able to have left the busy life of an employed person, but she is busier now than she ever was. She is currently building 200 meters of dry stone walling, not all at once, creating a garden from half a mountain and plotting and scheming her next creative adventure. She is passionate about textiles and pattern and has been known to disappear into her workroom and not surface for several days, except for food and sleep. She creates items from scratch sculpting concrete planters and moulding beeswax candles. She loves the winter when she can light the wood-burner, pour a coffee and write. This is an impossible task in the summer the weather is too glorious and she loves the outdoors.
GrammaticallySo -12 posts
I currently am 27 and have been bedridden bedridden with chronic Lyme disease and multiple coinfections. This poetry marathon is a major challenge for me, and I'm determined to finish (the half-marathon) to prove to myself I can. Before my body crashed three and a half years ago and left me in bed except to go to the doctor, I attended Centre College in Kentucky, majoring in English and getting a minor in creative writing. Writing has been my biggest passion for as long as I can remember; at age 4 I was talking about writing a book. In college, and after enduring many life experiences that lended me a chance to truly dive deep into my poetry (I had written poems even as a child, but in middle and high school, and then even more in college, poetry became my go-to if I needed to explore my feelings, vent, or just chronicle my day or something positive or negative that had happened. Currently, I'm im the process of working on a project titled, "Made From My Bed Mixtape: It's Not Optional" – Yes, I rap in addition to writing poems, because to me, rap is just poetry put to music. There's currently no release date for this project, because I can't commit to a deadline, but in essence, it will be a CHH (Christian Hip-Hop/Rap) album, made by a chronic illness fighter, right from her own bed, FOR other chronic illness fighters, all the while tackling the issues that come with that physically, mentally, emotionally, and of course, spiritually. I've also got a website dedicated to my journey with chronic Lyme, and it has a poetry section where I've shared some of my past work. If you're interested in checking that out, you can do so at www.lymeislame.com. I'm also a major geek, when it comes to words and language, and in general. Give me a comic book, a game boy with Pokémon loaded inside, turn on Doctor Who, pass me my Captain America hat and my Walden Pond book cover printed shirt and we will be good to go!😊 Outside of writing, I am also extremely passionate about figure skating and, as cliché as it sounds, I am Michelle Kwan's biggest fan...just trust me on this, I'm more than a little embarrassed of some of the extents my younger self went to just to try to contact her in any way/meet her/share things with her/just see her on TV. Boxes on boxes of VHS tapes of competitions are currently in our basement. (I live with my wonderfully selfless husband, Roger, and our copper-nosed beautiful brown eyed beagle, and we have two cats, but between everyone who reads this and me, please don't take offense, but I didn't choose the cats, they were already here-two of them-when I chose the man. Col(C)atteral damage, I guess you could say. But while I'm a major dog person and not so big on felines, I'm an animal lover in general, so they're here to stay and I wouldn't take them away from my husband for anything. Happy to be here and excited to try my best to fulfill this every hour commitment for 12 hours...I'd do the 24-hour marathon easily, because Lyme causes intense insomnia, zero-sleep nights, but my husband's birthday is tomorrow (8/14) so I have to at least attempt sleep tonight because I'm determined to make it a good day for him tomorrow. 🙂 (If you want to connect on social media, you can find me online on Instagram at grammaticallyso and on Twitter at both @grammaticallyso and @lymeislame. Cheers and God bless!
Uditi -12 posts
Masha Sakharova -12 posts
asully123 -12 posts
I love writing. I've been doing it since I was little. I love to create. I love painting, singing, acting, anything creative. I love trying new things. I have 3 boys that I love playing with- brings out the 'kid' in me. My hubby and I practice the law of attraction and continue to grow in learning it. We all love to get outdoors everyday possible. We believe LOVE wins! I love to see things as if for the 1st time, even if it's not. I love life and I do what I feel at the time it moves me. No planning! Just being and doing and living life as the experience that it is.
Paula -12 posts
Aditi -12 posts
Hello - I am Aditi - from India. I am/was/? an IT professional - now focusing on the home front since my son is now in his prime academic years...juggling multiple jobs...cook, teacher, driver, maid, you name it and I am it ! I love writing, I love reading ... this is my first online publication and so far I am thoroughly enjoying all this...
janeausten -12 posts
irislevin -12 posts
C. H. Lee -12 posts
I started writing poetry as a girl and started my professional writing life as a poet. But as the decades went by and I had to make a living as a writer, I wrote poetry less and less. Though once a poet, the poetry never leaves the writer, dontcha think? I'm hoping this gets my mind thinking in verse again.
GranJan -12 posts
Random abstract thinker, teller of lame jokes, musician/composer, lover of a pesky dog, avid book buyer, (also reader), retired and re-wired elementary music teacher of 32 years, daily embracer of wonder and whimsy,
Quantum dolly -12 posts
Swedish, 23-year old, DFAB intergender person. Likes science fiction books, pop culture, computers, animals and art. I will be doing a lot of things on the 23rd, including going to a massive party organized by a socialist party, cleaning, eating tacos, and seeing my lover for the last time in almost a year. I therefore plan to write my poems about what I experience and feel. I don't have a particular style I usually write in, but I'm very inspired by (read as: unnaturally attached to) Rimbaud and Palahniuk, so I'm guessing that will probably show. I might write some of my poetry in Swedish, or mix languages, but I'll try and write most of it in English.
shomo94 -12 posts
Just a Mum who writes when she can, does yoga when she can and reads when she can.
coachajs -12 posts
hl-tobias10 -12 posts
miggy -12 posts
Gentleman Brute -12 posts
He / Him. Human, Artist with an Engineer's Brain, Digital Cowboy.
lizadk -12 posts
Adarsh -12 posts
dawnkendall -12 posts
bgharison -12 posts
Painfully introverted and woefully insecure -- I recently shared a years old poem with the friend who had inspired it. Their response has nudged me to explore this idea of poetry, and the half marathon seems to be a safe place to start writing poetry outside of my battered composition book shoved in the depths of my laptop bag.
dulong -12 posts
sheritha -12 posts
Loneranger -12 posts
Chidozie Chukwubuike writes in the three major genres of prose, drama and poetry. He is a former Chairman of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Imo State branch. He lives in Owerri with his family.
sudo -12 posts
Lexanne Leonard -12 posts
I am so pleased to participate again this year. But it will be the half for me as the twenty four hours is just too much for this body!
pams -12 posts
I am looking forward to my first time participating in the Poetry Marathon. I have taken sever of the Writers Worksop Courses.
ryclorak -12 posts
Gaynor -11 posts
From Belfast, Northern Ireland. Author of 'Circling the Sun', a micro chapbook on the early female pilots and 'Memory Forest', a chapbook with burial rituals and last wishes as its focus. Both published by Hedgehog Poetry Press. A full length collection, 'Venus in pink marble' is due to be published this summer.
morganharvey -11 posts
Hi! I live in Los Angeles, CA and am currently working on my first novel. While prose has always been my focus, I love the creativity and whimsy of poetry. I haven’t written any since college so I am excited to see what new passions this marathon can unleash.
smeetha -11 posts
I love poems of all shapes and sizes - from the thirty-nine line Sestina to three line tercets, and everything in between. Music is a source of inspiration and nature my eternal muse. I'm a pet-Mom to sweet lil cats. I edit poetry at yugenquestreview.in and facilitate poetry at #CeWoPoWriMoWE (Celebrate Poetry Writing Month with WE)
dlaustin3 -11 posts
Hello, I have little experience writing and I am eager to begin. I am 44 years old and in the midst of the glorious challenge of figuring out what I want to do when I grow up. I am drawn to writing in most genres. I write and speak on various non-fiction topics. My desire is to break into freelance work and fiction novels. I am anticipating the Poetry Marathon will challenge me, but I welcome it.
