{"id":59859,"date":"2020-06-08T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/?p=59859"},"modified":"2020-06-06T19:58:21","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T23:58:21","slug":"59859","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/59859\/","title":{"rendered":"Sign up for the 2020 Poetry Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sign up is now open for the 2019 Poetry Marathon! You can sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 2020 Poetry Marathon starts at 9 AM ET on Saturday June 27th and will go till 9 AM ET on Sunday the 28th of June.<\/p>\n

Those who are interested in doing a half marathon start at 9 AM ET on June 27th and go till 9 PM on the 27th. Or they will start at 9 PM ET on the 27th and continue to 9 AM on the 28th.<\/p>\n

The goal of the poetry marathon is to write and post one poem an hour for 24 hours. Half marathoners post a poem per hour for a 12 hour period.<\/p>\n

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><\/p>\n

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

If you are interested in participating please sign up by the 23rd\u00a0 of June! We will get back to applicants on a rolling basis. Most people who apply will be accepted. If you have not heard from us a week after applying please send us an email at poets@poetrymarathon.com. Please do not try and contact us through the FB page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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