The Poetry Marathon is a yearly event where poets write 24 poems in 24 hours. There is also a half marathon option where poets write 12 poems in 12 hours. The full marathon goes from 9 AM ET on August 5th till 9AM ET on August 6th. There are two half marathon options. One starting at 9 AM ET on August 5th and the second starting at 9 PM ET on August 6th. To learn more about the marathon visit our main page here.
You can apply to register from today, July the 20th, through midnight eastern time on the 25th of July.
All applications are made through this form. (Follow the link to sign up)
If you have any questions please email us at poets@thepoetrymarathon.com
My first time. Very excited, something like this I have needed to join to gain back my confidence. Thank you
That is wonderful! Welcome to the insanity that is The Poetry Marathon.
So pumped
here I go
2nd time.
*Impatiently waiting*
It is coming very soon!
I’m ready and can’t wait for this very challenging body and mind marathon. Good luck to us.
Woohoo! No question about it: sign me up!
You did sign up at the registration form right? I just don’t want you to miss out!
I am IN, so excited
I would love to enter this
Please do!
Can’t wait!
Interested in the half marathon. This will be my 3rd time participating! I’m pretty excited about it.
Are there any rules for the length of the poems? Type of poems?
No rules regarding length or type! Although people select individual challenges, such as doing sonnets, or writing only 22 line poems, for themselves. Glad to hear that you are participating!
Yay!!! Can’t wait!!
Where do I apply? Where is the application form?
I bolded the form link above to make it more clear, but here it is also: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScT4A6RK2jI3pRBs4zEh9ATJGH3OKuVpKn5toeYpaDZLfhWeQ/viewform
I am excited to do this again! I love the challenge. I tell my family I need 3 or 4 days for this. A couple days to get ready, the 24 hours for writing, and a day or so to recover after. I live in my own little bubble for this.
I would love to participate, however, we are having a triple graduation party on the 5th (me from college, my daughter from college, and my son from high school!) I hope to do this next year, though.
So sorry I missed the deadline, wish I could participate.Any chance there’s room for the distracted poet?
Getting my password reset (no chance of remembering it since I skipped last year, on a boat in Alaska). Just read though all 24 poems from 2015. It took me 7-8 hours to write something decent back then. I hope to be better out of the gate this year.
It’s my first marathon and I’m having a little trouble signing on to the link it’s in the second hour and I’m feeling frustrated