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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

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

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