Friends, the sun just came out, and alongside that particular joy which arrives with the promise of spring, I felt a flicker of panic as I realised that we haven’t done #tinywinterpoem yet. Apologies – I am mostly offline at the moment working on my next book, and in my bubble of focus I seem to have lost track of the months and the days. This is now the fifth year of this lovely little seasonal poetry challenge and we haven’t missed one yet. Starting tomorrow, I invite you to join me in writing some daily ten-minute poems, before February is done.

Each day until the last day of meteorological winter (Saturday 28 February) I will post a one-word prompt in the morning UK time here on Notes, and I invite you to spend no more than ten minutes capturing a tiny poem, with as little editing as possible. It’s really fun to have this container, and I can’t wait to see what emerges for you.

Who’s in?

Beth Xx

PS It can be quite tricky to find things in real time on Notes, so please know you can also find the daily prompts on my Instagram Beth Kempton ❤️