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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

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

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