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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

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

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