Category: Life

2020 Poetry Marathon (a poem)

Kevin J. O'Conner

The 12 poems from this year’s half marathon, written between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. PT. Hour 12: https://thepoetrymarathon.com/blog/kevinjoconner/2020-poetry-marathon-hour-12/ Hour 11: https://thepoetrymarathon.com/blog/kevinjoconner/2020-poetry-marathon-hour-11/ Hour 10: https://thepoetrymarathon.com/blog/kevinjoconner/2020-poetry-marathon-hour-10/ Hour 9: https://thepoetrymarathon.com/blog/kevinjoconner/2020-poetry-marathon-hour-9/ Hour 8: https://thepoetrymarathon.com/blog/kevinjoconner/2020-poetry-marathon-hour-8/ Hour 7: https://thepoetrymarathon.com/blog/kevinjoconner/2020-poetry-marathon-hour-7/ Hour 6: https://thepoetrymarathon.com/blog/kevinjoconner/2020-poetry-marathon-hour-6/ Hour 5: https://thepoetrymarathon.com/blog/kevinjoconner/2020-poetry-marathon-hour-5/ Hour 4: https://thepoetrymarathon.com/blog/kevinjoconner/2020-poetry-marathon-hour-4/ Hour 3: https://thepoetrymarathon.com/blog/kevinjoconner/2020-poetry-marathon-hour-3/ Hour 2: https://thepoetrymarathon.com/blog/kevinjoconner/2020-poetry-marathon-hour-2/ Hour 1: https://thepoetrymarathon.com/blog/kevinjoconner/2020-poetry-marathon-hour-1/ (27 June 2020) [...]

Unravelling (these caged creatures follow lines to infinity, but still don’t know where they go) (a poem)

Kevin J. O'Conner

Another phase I’m going through—until the next one. The magic carpet ride isn’t ours to take ——— Our children’s children’s children won’t be around to tell the stories of strawberry sleigh rides and blurry photographs That’ll be somebody else with someone else in some other place 2000 light years away ——— I heard someone say [...]