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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

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

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