Poetry Month at IMPROMPTU

April is National Poetry Month! Joelle Barron and I have co-curated another month of writing prompts in celebration, over on my Instagram account, IMPROMPTU (@impromptuprompts). We’ll be posting a prompt first thing every morning in honour of poetry and in tribute to some of our favourite poets. Whether you’re a #NaPoWriMo aficionado, a first timer, or you’re just looking to spend a little time reading, writing, and/or thinking about poetry, we will be thrilled to have you. Follow along, share with anyone you think might be interested, and check back next Thursday for your first prompt.

IMPROMPTU Update!

An IMPROMPTU announcement for anyone who might be wondering - you may have noticed that I haven’t updated IMPROMPTU on this platform for some time. I was finding it a bit of a task to keep both the website and Instagram updated at the same time, and so I have been continuing to post prompts only on Instagram @impromptuprompts. Please follow along there, or make use of the IMPROMPTU archives here. Happy writing!

IMPROMPTU #142: Samhain

“I move my hand and feel a touch
move with me, and when I brush
my own mind across another,
I am with my mother’s mother.”

- Annie Finch, from “Samhain”

The veil between this world and the Otherworld is at its thinnest at this time of year. Write a story or poem or song in which your speaker/character interacts with an ancestor (or ancestors).