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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

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

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