Last year, I got to know about this challenge just two days earlier and I jumped in, not knowing whether I would swim or flounder. I did stay afloat with admirable support from the community of marathoners and some comfort foods. It’s one day in…

I just had a double breakfast from the same lady. A heavy one to last me for a longtime. Hey! don’t misquote me like I did after listening to her makeup voice note. She said…, okay forget what she said. ‘Breakfast’ is a slang for…

I am the Benita Olika. Most days I’m more of a reader than a writer, on others I write more than I read. You’d most likely find me doing one of the two when I’m not working. This is something I’ve wanted to do for…

Hello fellow poets. Summer is finally here and that means it’s poetry marathon time!! My name is Julianne (MacKenzie) Abend and I reside on Long Island in the state of New York within the country of the United States of America.  My household consists of…

Hi all! So excited to be joining in on my very first Poetry Marathon. I’m a freelance writer and recovering staff journalist (it was rough!!!) who has always had a passion for poetry and fiction. I’m also a songwriter and an actor (a hobbyist for…

I decided that I would also be selecting forms I was not as familiar with, forms with different structures, rhymes, and meters to attempt as a way to push myself in the craft. I have always been a fan of structured poetry; to be able…

One of the things that sustained me through the pandemic was knowing there was a community of poets worldwide, sharing their dreams and their words of hope. The Poetry Marathon brings people together and helps us to create beautiful and poignant words that uplift and…