Spring Poetry Challenge 2026
Poem12 Sep 2026, 11:01am – 5 Oct 2026, 11:01am · All members
Write a poem inspired by reading — a line that stayed with you, a character you couldn't forget, or the quiet joy of turning a page. One entry per person. Readers upvote their favourites until the closing date.
Entries — vote for your favourites
by Amara Okonkwo
I dog-ear the ending like a door left ajar, let the story breathe out into my room. Every book is a small migration — I arrive somewhere else, then return with salt on my sleeves and a name I can't forget.
by Priya Sharma
You left your pencil in the binding — a trail of questions in the quiet. I answer them in the next chapter, like writing back to someone I never met.
by James Whitfield
Rain on the skylight, spines in a row, each title a window I haven't opened yet. I choose one at random — the day decides who I'll become before the kettle boils.
by Elena Vasquez
At night I read by a lamp that hums; the words lift, a paper lantern in the dark. When I close the cover, the light stays — a small warmth I carry to the kitchen, to bed.