Announcing the Winners of the 2021 Poetry Marathon

I am pleased to present the wonderful poets who successfully wrote 24 poems in 24 hours, a truly remarkable achievement.

The poets are not listed in any particular order, but they are all particularly impressive for the incredible feat of endurance and creativity they completed. Also, keep in mind that the counting may not be perfect. If I missed someone, please let me know by emailing poets@thepoetrymarathon.com

Included here are also those wonderful poets who successfully challenged themselves to write 12 poems in 12 hours; giving themselves a full day of creative endeavoring.

24 Hour Poetry Marathoners 12 Hour Poetry Marathoners
bjsteinshouer
willjxn
BlueMuse
waldomaui
TobeTT
Shirl
Sunraypeak
plath2.0
TorriMBrown
dextajean
Kristynateach
InkSpiller
Simona
KGBusch04
Kim Smart
KerryValkyrieBaldockKelly
Jill1980
MarkLucker
KofiAcquah1
MHickok
rranson@02
PropagandaPoet
dwong
BhashaDwivedi
RarzackOlaegbe
SarahJ
Santosha
katiedunne
JaneAndFriends
janis
Susmita
reenadoss
novamarie
Jess
AnjanaSen
jvstanley
Baaaaa
jarrodfouts
Caitlin Thomson
Impowerwriter
Anne McMaster
MelNeet
poeticus
SilverQuiver
earth2joy
SaraAnderson
LaurieMcK
obidity
MaritzaM.Mejia
BrettDyer
RamonaElke
vijaya
NancyPagh
AmiO
factorjosh
TeriHarroun
akilday
Elsalovesbooks
megsat
D2MOTIVATE
AaronConklin
dngai70
AngieMountain
varenyas
AceShannon36
Tessellation
rainmaker
sjduncan
cynderh
cinwhit
AndaM
lyajoy
DSCoremans
LinsT
Wormy76
mavschick41
DocB
jgershon1213
JLNash
AutumnsOnlyone
BloomingFire
Sandraj631968
efellows
LuvMiFreely
JRTurek
ChristinaSng
Ivan
Aygaius
gmazul
ofuma
erinemerick45
KendraReynolds
SandyLender
prachishah
Jazzgreensuds
margpeg73
TheBootlegBodhisattva
jonesy1922
PhilosophyMom
blissfilledislandlife
Enscriptor
Ipsita
PhilipV.Coombs
HiralBagadia
tarinprn
OhulanCutash
13-Shenanigans
Foxling
KikaMan
thryaksha
MagSatPhD
williamtatro
Nandiya
RajaniNair
Valley2
amlcrabtree
yeetthesystem
mrsdkrebs
Koso
CoffeyWrites
allisonshoe
kimsmartauthor
Cinzia
joshidivyesh99
ErmelindaMakkimane
bennerad
alexaimeekist
themorningreads
wordsofbee
virginiastark
afeathers
Roxann
Rebeli007
VidyaShankar
Renae Ogle
DPuterbaugh

MarinaZerdali
mmesomafrancis
justlei
ChelleA
poet556
RobbieWest
Britton
SundarWalker
Amana
Danielle Martin
GitaBharath
Melissa
Linda Hallstrom
77poetess and Mitch
JoyceB
jnslwkshp
sharonedge

rheakumar11
KJR-Kidder
Stef
Dvnmskm
SolapeAdeyemi
BritS
mildandred
CarolProst
KathyPon
PursuingPerfection
AprilZoe
Jacob
Michellia
jennifervera
Harvey Schwartz
itexner
Laurak
jwalker15
pgerber
shloks89
EllaWagemakers
meka
jsweeder
SheilaS
SJHAWLEY
naidanepascuasupnet
leximagines
storts
denisehill
dohamonde
psarvasy
kevinjoconner
JadeIguana
JaneR
Kaili
Aisha154
Friowords
AnwarSuleman
AlenaCasey
EvelynElaineSmith
jemarek
ColleenSchwartz
CristyWatson
SmileyOne
treal1971
Richardosler
JohnnyG
SarahW
canyonwriter
willowriver44
adriana.c.grant
AnshuSikchi
Annej
supertina19
HuffPunkMatron
TammiBelko
JanaBrooke1987
kriscleage
claycrane
merryafoot
authorHJ
rachelmarcohavens
@voldecurt
jdgbp
DesertDiane
MrsLibertyRock
jilowill
Karen
Rootedphoenix
BarzeusMolen
afarmer
shivee41
MaryEugeneP.Flores
kateadams
mahimagiri
Skay
BlueHeronWrites
JoaquinCapehart88
S.Azule
VidhiAshar
hundhg
NgoziAndrew
miggy
najain
Shjava
sdhpdx
AnanyaPanwar
SabinahAdewole
denisiarocks
BrendaDeHaan
BrianHasson
Aishwarya13
debrathewriter
RebeccaResinski
christinatangbernas
KarenMandell
Nasiha.S
weliveaswedream
Meganwrites
YuLan
Nevermore74
maskofpoetry
farahkaltz@gmail.com
JoPangolin
irislevin
natarajng
Raquel7
DaveHirsh
Riley.Mcilveen
oxmtch11
hgb123
Double-AA-battery
katighe
AlivePoetsSociety
ManoshiBose
MaxineWiseWrites
TinaBlondino@gmail.com
CWasemScott
peaflowertea
Mbsmitty75
bwayne
elorandos
Wilddog
Bavishya
dantighe
KatrinaM
Jareljennings
mlougheed
GentlemanBrute
damoore943
punkhippypoet
HannahGrace
MWW522
THOMAS
Farzana
featherstonej
Aishatonu

 

The following poets fell just short of 24 poems in 24 hours. Though they didn’t quite finish the full marathon, they deserve special recognition for more than completing the half, and coming so close to finishing the full marathon. (And if I somehow missed one of your poems, in my counting, please let me know!!!)

rachelmarcohavens
@voldecurt
jdgbp

27 thoughts on “Announcing the Winners of the 2021 Poetry Marathon

  1. We Valkyrie Kerry and Brett Dyer completed all 24 poems in the time span. They are all uploaded in the correct hours and marked.

  2. I did the half marathon. I feel like I was Missed too but I did lose count I might have stopped when I had one more to go. I was interrupted later in the day. So I can’t be sure. Also I didn’t publish mine right away. I didn’t know how to so they all got published the next day. Thank you

  3. Huge congratulations to every poet who wrote verse during the marathon(s)! It was a great experience and I look forward to doing it again next year! (Also, I’m still reading & commenting…plenty of lovely poems to get back to reading!)

  4. I did write 12 poems in 12 hours. Unfortunately, I think I only posted 5 and the rest were drafts which I thought were posted. My last poem was a little late because I literally fell asleep on my keyboard. It was 3am here. I think I was able to post everything the next morning. If this all doesn’t count, it’s alright. Now I know better for next year.

  5. Please, be advised that I am shocked that my name is not among the winners. Kindly note that I did finish 24 poems in 24 hours. This is my second year. I did in 2020. I did in 2021. I am going to do in 2022.
    Please, can you check again?
    Thank you

  6. Thank you, Jacob and Caitlin. This has been a really enjoyable marathon (my first!) to be part of and also great to have the opportunity to comment and read and explore the other voices out there. A truly inspiring experience. Well done to everyone who shared in the moment!

  7. Well done to all my fellow poets -both 12 and 24 hour sloggers – i look forward to some really lovely ones in the anthology-. I’ll keep on commenting though on the poems – i’ve enjoyed the ones i’ve read to date. Well done again!

  8. This was such a great experience!! I am so glad I completed the 12 hour marathon. I hope to participate again on next year if God says the same. I have commented on some of the poems, but I’ve got to get back to my commenting so I do at least 24 comments. All of you are so talented and I am happy just to be in the mix. Congrats to everyone who completed either the 24 hour or the 12 hour portion of the marathon because you guys rock.

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