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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

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

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