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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

Healing
R
Who Knew
L.H
The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Happiness
S.E
never be
C.F
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
A Silent Litany
S.E
water & stones
P.M
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Tomorrow
M.A.K
My Nan
D.R
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Seasons Speaking
G.C
In My Life
M.T
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
Just a girl
E.L
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
To Honor Us
G.B
Verse City
D.P
Wreckless
S.B
Mom
B.B
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
The Poet
S.D
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
The rose
F.F
Know Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
Yellow Rose
H
The Preacher
I.K
"Who He Miss"
M.L
First Love
M.W
Careless Whisper
D.Y
I'm ready to go
V.P
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J
Already Gone
K.K
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Innocent Suffer
M.F
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Forge Ahead
R.W
Divine Rising
A.E
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Know That I Too
T
The Golden Galley
G.K
One world
H.H
Losing My Son
K.E
Death
L.R
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
The body
E.N
Introduction
M.R
Oh would that I....
J.P
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
Loving Mothers
M.M
Play
B.K
Illumination All May Seek
J.W.G
Just one
A.J
Temptations of thought
F.X.H.I
My Loneliness
G.B
Black Ice
S.A
Gaza, From Far Away
C.A.E
Raindrops
M.P
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
Just Another Day
T.J
Dream On
T.S
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
From The Window
A.C.V
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
The Dopeness
Q.S
Birth Mother
S.L.R
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
The Soldier
A.C
Trigger Warning
L
The Kids Have Questions
F.G
Lost My Way
L.M.W
A Talk With My Father Above
L.H
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Drunk Thoughts
S.P
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
My Children
T.R.T
Competition
T.S
Guadalupe
F.X.H.I
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Why I love Billie
E.E
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Found
K.E
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
Heart Beat
P.S
Fragmented
P.K.M
Dripping Red
D.C
Time Machine
J.A.L
Blind Hope
E.E
Wishful thinking
R.C
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
He is good
L.M.S
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
The Gentle Light
S.M
Guiding Wings
A.E
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
Mr. Moon
J.E
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Don't leave me Debt
R
Death
L.R
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
Sons of Insobriety
S.D
Pink Earrings
B.L
Afraid of the dark
A.O
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
March 11, 2019
J.R
No Words
S.E
Agnosticism
S.W
A Quick Game
J.R
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
I suck at poems
F
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P
Freedom
M.D
Suppose
K.M
George Floyd
C.T.P
Crash and Burnout
S.M
The Games People Play
S.E
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Full Moon Afterglow
T.M
Deep Relationships -by Dorothy Rose Forgione
D.R.F
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Burying Bones
G.Z
Auspice
E.S
Today
B.L
The Challenge
T.S
Untold Love
N.G
Daisy
G.O
  

Share your thoughts about the May 2024 Contest with the community:

3 Comments
  • jn.selvadurai
    All the best to this month’s contestants. Enjoy the poetic experience.
    LikeReply 12 days ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 12 days ago
  • rinat
    A warm welcome to all the nominees of our May 2024 contest! Whether you're a seasoned member or a fresh face joining our poetic community, we're thrilled to have you here. Happy writing, and best of luck to each and every one of you! 
    LikeReply 39 days ago

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Opens: 1st of every calendar month.
Closes: End of every calendar month.
Results: Within 7 days of closing.
Entry fee: 25 USD.
Max. participants: 150 entries.
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Third Place Badge + 200
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