September 2026
TOGETHER & APART
Togetherness is a necessity to human life, while apartness is an inevitability (or sometimes, a consequence). Though they are typically opposite states of being, there is one thing in common: two or more parts are required to create the proximity which illustrates being “together” or the distance which illustrates being “apart”. This month, try and think about several aspects, people, places, or ideas in your life — and write about how they either come together or fall apart.
*NEW RULE: Your poem must either be a new one following — or an existing one that clearly aligns with — one of the provided writing prompts. You can no longer loosely follow the theme of the month. We will now provide ten prompts instead of six to facilitate this!