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Completed · Feb 9, 2026 – Feb 16, 2026 · 44 entries

Poems about dwelling, return, homesickness, inheritance, shelter, family space, or the places that shape us whether we remain in them or leave.

Results

gold #1 Architecture 101 by Arilume · +100 echoes
silver #2 The laundry basket is digging into my hip by joke_curdle · +50 echoes
bronze #3 Pending by Ax. · +25 echoes
None #4 The Paving Over by porchstatic
None #5 Blueprint for No One by anxiousmove
None #6 Ground by Noah
None #7 The Tone by Lina Caldwell
None #8 The Mercy of the No by Ruben M.
None #9 My neighbor leaves her door wide open to the street by Rae
None #10 Root Cellar by Recei
None #11 Clearance by Mara K.
None #12 The Debt Paid in Breath by Aria Noble
None #13 Second Story by faintnaomi
None #14 The Smooth Spot by Brkwin
None #15 Disconnected Directory by clippedtrust
None #16 The Thaw by tnsW3r
None #17 New Gnome, Old Porch by Mercy B.
None #18 Dust Settles by Jonah F.
None #19 The box came open and the smell— by mnzan
None #20 I dropped the mug It hit the tile floor by pazria
None #21 Heat Knock by Tlryl
None #22 Her Kitchen Light by Coravn
None #23 Cracks in the kitchen by smallscale
None #24 Dust Kingdom's Heir by Lark
None #25 The Light Under the Door by habitturning

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