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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

Mr. Moon
J.E
Just a girl
E.L
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
The rose
F.F
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
Depths of despair
T.A.N
The Dopeness
Q.S
Mom
B.B
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Found
K.E
never be
C.F
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
Guiding Wings
A.E
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
The Golden Galley
G.K
The Preacher
I.K
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
He is good
L.M.S
The Gentle Light
S.M
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Suppose
K.M
Afraid of the dark
A.O
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Alive on This Earth
D.H
The Soldier
A.C
Yellow Rose
H
Forge Ahead
R.W
Auspice
E.S
Fragmented
P.K.M
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Untold Love
N.G
Today
B.L
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Heart Beat
P.S
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Raindrops
M.P
Losing My Son
K.E
Loving Mothers
M.M
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Wishful thinking
R.C
Pink Earrings
B.L
I'm ready to go
V.P
water & stones
P.M
Innocent Suffer
M.F
In My Life
M.T
My Best Poem
B.P.P
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
My Nan
D.R
To Honor Us
G.B
Agnosticism
S.W
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
My Loneliness
G.B
Don't leave me Debt
R
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Divine Rising
A.E
Verse City
D.P
Who Knew
L.H
Empty
S.D
Dripping Red
D.C
Introduction
M.R
First Love
M.W
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
The Poet
S.D
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Trigger Warning
L
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Wreckless
S.B
Dream On
T.S
My Final Bow
L.K.L
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
Know That I Too
T
George Floyd
C.T.P
My Children
T.R.T
  

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