{"id":16047,"date":"2016-07-22T20:22:07","date_gmt":"2016-07-23T00:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/?p=16047"},"modified":"2016-07-22T20:31:09","modified_gmt":"2016-07-23T00:31:09","slug":"my-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/my-story\/","title":{"rendered":"My Story"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. I wrote my first poem at the age of 10. It was about a prize fight I sneaked out of bed to watch, peeping from behind our living room sofa, smugly content in my transgressions. The poem poured from me the next day and I was convinced it was a masterpiece. I was proud; so proud i wanted to show it to everyone, including my Mother. Bad idea. After much interrogation and my tearful confession, I was banished to my bedroom. \u00a0The poem was forgotten and so were my dreams of literary fame.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Now, years later, I’m finally trying again. Short stories are my favorite. A novel is my goal. \u00a0But poetry will always be my first love.<\/p>\n

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