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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

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

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