“I Grew Up in Essex…” Mortality is our shadow… so I paused and watched today’s sunrise and remembered being asked where I came from while being active on an internet forum way back when. I answered the question with a poem. Today, well, is a…

Hello everyone! I’m River (they/it) and I’m from the rural reaches of Maine. I’m a queer, cripple, mad, anarchist writer whose work is heavily influenced by those identities. Namely, I write poetry but flash and short stories also happen from time to time. I spent…

I write because I have to. I share because watching people connect and resonate fuels me. Making my words available means everything http://linktr.ee/thepoet_rajah   This event is really just an excuse to get my voice out there and see what I can do when I…

Hi there, my name is Madison and I am a self-published author under the name of SincerelyBlueJay. I have done the poetry marathon before, but never with this group of souls – and I’m so excited for a new/old experience. Or a well-worn habit with…

Hello all, My name is Surya T and I am a writer/poet. I have been writing for nearly 7 years as of 2021. Over this time, I have finished a few books (which are underway to be published), poems (published on my blog – morningreads.wordpress.com),…

Hello, my name is Denise (My username here and on Twitter and Instagram is mrsdkrebs). I am an American living in Bahrain, teaching English to elementary students. I’m married and have two married daughters. We will retire at the end of 2021 and return to…

I’m an aunt, a dog mom, an anarchist following in my mother’s footsteps, and a writer. I live in St. Louis. Our summers boast the kind of humidity that’s good for fostering irises and spider ferns and discussions about the merits of dry heat versus…

Quiet yourself and grow smaller One pill makes you larger The pill you tell men that you cannot take Protection comes in so many forms Like a wallflower trying not to be seen To be plucked pulled cut at the root I don’t dye my…

Not sure if I’m doing this right. but I’m keen to say hi and not sure who will see this.  Where do I find the prompts? Where exactly do I post my poems… here?  Anyone in Cairns area doing this too?

I am Mariam Ali Mohammed a 16 years 10th grader, from Ghana in the city of Accra.Writing poems has been my passion for the past 3 years. I lost this passion though, when I lost my only parchment that has all my poetries in it(all the…