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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

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

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