Coming Home Poetry Contest

Coming Home Poetry ContestWhat does home look like to you? Is it an old farmhouse, a certain person, a childhood bedroom, a river you run to? Think about when you feel most rooted. Where in that world that you feel most at peace, most yourself? Write a poem that takes us there with you. A home doesnt have to be a building with four walls. It can be a state of being. We want to know what exactly home means to you! This years contest is very special because so many have

and a mom who encountered a unique set of circumstances

simple poems are full of grace

they stumble along

A home doesn’t have to

She felt as if a force field of energy was holding her back from getting started on her task

a childhood bedroom

Their history could destroy everything

Henry travels to Canada

When Jonothan's friend

in both their writing inspiration and poems themselves and Team Oprelle is just in awe of them

creative blocks

she sets out to find the father of the pregnancy she terminated