Sign up is now open for the 2025 Poetry Marathon! You can sign up here.
The 2025 Poetry Marathon starts at 9 AM ET on Saturday May 17th and will go till 9 AM ET on Sunday May 18th.
Those who are interested in doing a half marathon start at 9 AM ET on Saturday May 17th and go till 9 PM on that same day. Or they can start at 9 PM ET on the 17th and continue to 9 AM ET on the 18th, which works better for some time zones.
The goal of The Poetry Marathon is to write and post one poem an hour for 24 hours. Half marathoners write one poem per hour for a 12 hour period. You can catch up if you miss an hour, but you cannot get ahead.
This is an international event with participants from all around the globe. Generally 500 people attempt the marathon. You do not have to be a poet to participate. To find out how to convert your timezone go here.
There is a new prompt offered every hour. Some find this helpful, some ignore it completely.
To learn more go here.
To sign up go here.
If you are interested in participating please sign up by May 12th at 9 PM ET. We will reach out to applicants on April 30th, May 8th, and May 13th depending on when they apply. Most people who apply will be accepted. If you have not heard from us by the 14th of May, please send us an email at poets@thepoetrymarathon.complease. Please do not try contact us through the FB page, as this is not monitored closely. Email is better. We will try our best to make sure everyone who contacts us gets an opportunity to participate.
Super excited! I’m already practicing my bob and wheel lines for the Gawanian Epic I’m going to be writing for the marathon. The alliteration isn’t nearly as difficult as I feared, and by timing myself, I determined I can finish a stanza in about eight minutes. I am to do at least 100 stanzas over the course of 24 hours.
That’s a nervous challenge, I’m a virgin to it alrighty let’s do!
This is stupid! I can write 5 shitty poems in an hour. whjat;’s the point?
The goal of the marathon is to write no more then one poem per hour for twenty four hours (or twelve hours). If someone needs to catch up by a poem or two one hour later in, we allow it but people can’t get ahead. The marathon isn’t about writing as quickly as one can, but about challenging writers to build their poetic endurance. Over half the participants every year are return marathoners for a reason. It’s a meaningful and surprising experience.
Looking forward to it. Thanks
Hello Hugo C Janke,
Im Tammy Gauvin, and im currently in the publishing phase of my first short story novel. However, I started off writing poetry, but I have not been published yet. That’s my next book, but until then, I’d like to share some of my poetry with you.
Thank you, & warm regards
Tammy Gauvin