Marathon Poetry Archive
Starting in 2012 I decided I was going to scratch out a poem each year in honor of Massachusetts' Patriots Day tradition: the Boston Marathon.
My inaugural marathon verse can be found here.
Last year's poem can be found here.
Of course, when I wrote the 2013 version I had no way of knowing what would unfold at the finish line. Because of the tragic events of April 15, 2013 there was no way I could take the same lighthearted approach this year and feel good about myself. Cracking wise about Uta Pippig and Rosie Ruiz was fine before--and it will be again--but not this year. My 2014 marathon poem is a serious effort to commemorate that day and its victims.
I'll post the new poem soon, but wanted to get these to the top of the heap in the meantime.
My inaugural marathon verse can be found here.
Last year's poem can be found here.
Of course, when I wrote the 2013 version I had no way of knowing what would unfold at the finish line. Because of the tragic events of April 15, 2013 there was no way I could take the same lighthearted approach this year and feel good about myself. Cracking wise about Uta Pippig and Rosie Ruiz was fine before--and it will be again--but not this year. My 2014 marathon poem is a serious effort to commemorate that day and its victims.
I'll post the new poem soon, but wanted to get these to the top of the heap in the meantime.
posted by Mike Spinney at 6:34 AM
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