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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

Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
Fragmented
P.K.M
I suck at poems
F
Trigger Warning
L
Forge Ahead
R.W
The Golden Galley
G.K
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
My Children
T.R.T
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Full Moon Afterglow
T.M
Yellow Rose
H
The Preacher
I.K
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
The Dopeness
Q.S
Just a girl
E.L
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E
He is good
L.M.S
Play
B.K
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
Verse City
D.P
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Gaza, From Far Away
C.A.E
Alliterate
J.A.L
Tomorrow
M.A.K
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
Competition
T.S
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
The rose
F.F
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
One world
H.H
Found
K.E
Introduction
M.R
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Wishful thinking
R.C
Careless Whisper
D.Y
George Floyd
C.T.P
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Dripping Red
D.C
My Nan
D.R
never be
C.F
To Honor Us
G.B
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
Untold Love
N.G
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
The Poet
S.D
From The Window
A.C.V
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Just Another Day
T.J
"Who He Miss"
M.L
Daisy
G.O
Death
L.R
Divine Rising
A.E
The Soldier
A.C
In My Life
M.T
March 11, 2019
J.R
Raindrops
M.P
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Mr. Moon
J.E
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
I'm ready to go
V.P
My Loneliness
G.B
Agnosticism
S.W
The Gentle Light
S.M
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Know Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Losing My Son
K.E
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
Illumination All May Seek
J.W.G
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
Black Ice
S.A
Guiding Wings
A.E
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Today
B.L
Wreckless
S.B
Healing
R
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
Mom
B.B
Pink Earrings
B.L
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Heart Beat
P.S
Dream On
T.S
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Don't leave me Debt
R
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Know That I Too
T
Auspice
E.S
Loving Mothers
M.M
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Suppose
K.M
water & stones
P.M
Who Knew
L.H
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
Oh would that I....
J.P
First Love
M.W
The Challenge
T.S
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Sons of Insobriety - Our True Story
S.D
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
 

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1 Comment
  • 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! 
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