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Poetry.com Contest Summary

The final results for the upcoming May 2024 contest will be announced here, including the winners for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place along with all nominated poems.

Winners By popular vote

500

1st Place

To be announced...
300

2nd Place

To be announced...
200

3rd Place

To be announced...


Nominees By random order

Shades Of Becoming
A.E
never be
C.F
I'm ready to go
V.P
Passing Moments
D.R.S
First Love
M.W
Introduction
M.R
Know That I Too
T
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
water & stones
P.M
The rose
F.F
Alexa Snooze
E.T
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
In My Life
M.T
Loving Mothers
M.M
Guiding Wings
A.E
The Golden Galley
G.K
Pink Earrings
B.L
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
The Preacher
I.K
Untold Love
N.G
George Floyd
C.T.P
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Dream On
T.S
Suppose
K.M
Losing My Son
K.E
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Near Death Experience (9/8 meter)
S.D
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Wreckless
S.B
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
The Soldier
A.C
Auspice
E.S
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Forge Ahead
R.W
Agnosticism
S.W
Shame is a word
T.M.B
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Wishful thinking
R.C
My Nan
D.R
Mr. Moon
J.E
My Children
T.R.T
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
My Loneliness
G.B
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Heart Beat
P.S
He is good
L.M.S
Fragmented
P.K.M
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
The Poet
S.D
Verse City
D.P
Found
K.E
Don't leave me Debt
R
Trigger Warning
L
Mom
B.B
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
To Honor Us
G.B
The Dopeness
Q.S
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Innocent Suffer
M.F
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Dripping Red
D.C
Who Knew
L.H
Yellow Rose
H
  

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