{"id":151324,"date":"2026-05-11T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/?p=151324"},"modified":"2026-05-08T11:02:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:02:31","slug":"registration-is-now-open-for-the-2026-poetry-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/registration-is-now-open-for-the-2026-poetry-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration is Now Open for the 2026 Poetry Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sign up is now open for the 2026 Poetry Marathon! You can sign up here<\/a>.
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The deadline to apply to participate in the 2025 Poetry Marathon is May 12th at 9 PM ET.<\/div>\n
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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.<\/a>There is a new prompt offered every hour. Some find this helpful, some ignore it completely.<\/p>\n

The Poetry Marathon will start on Saturday, May 17th.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The goal of the marathon is to write one poem per hour for 24 hours, or for 12 hours if you are participating in the half marathon.<\/div>\n
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We will get reach out to applicants on April 30th, May 8th, and May 13th depending on when they apply.<\/div>\n
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Most people who apply will be accepted.<\/div>\n
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If you have not heard from us by the 9th of June please send us an email at poets@thepoetrymarathon.com. Please do not try contact us through the FB page, as this is not monitored closely. Email is better. We will\u00a0 try our best to make sure everyone who contacts us gets an opportunity to participate.<\/strong><\/div>\n

To learn more go here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To sign up go here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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