Hardship

Completed · Jan 19, 2026 – Jan 26, 2026 · 37 entries

Write toward strain, endurance, scarcity, recovery, and the textures of living through difficulty without reducing the poem to a single lesson.

Results

gold #1 Hard Water by Ruben M. · +100 echoes

silver #2 The Previous Owner by Lila · +50 echoes

bronze #3 The Slant by Stntes · +25 echoes

None #4 Rental by Noah

None #5 Arrears by boxnl

None #6 Cost of Living by Vex Grai

None #7 The Fracture Point by Adrian

None #8 Small Yields by patientarrive

None #9 The Catch by Giaune

None #10 Bag split Lentils by Ax.

None #11 Industrial Grade by Spar

None #12 The Thing You Know Better by noel3mrex

None #13 The door was stuck It wouldn't shut by Caleb H.

None #15 Just a Phase by Motel Violet

None #16 I worked with the soil by Arece

None #18 A week ago it appeared by bedri

None #19 Pulled it from the back a dented sphere by Lark

None #20 Structural Integrity by Korri

None #21 Heavy Hair by Lark Grey

None #22 Dirt and Quiet by stubbornwouldrather

None #23 Layers by Maai

None #24 The Chip by mnzan

None #25 Twenty Minutes by Caleb Noble

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