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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

Competition
T.S
George Floyd
C.T.P
Suppose
K.M
The rose
F.F
Illumination All May Seek
J.W.G
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Divine Rising
A.E
Just a girl
E.L
Just Another Day
T.J
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J
water & stones
P.M
Today
B.L
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
The Poet
S.D
Careless Whisper
D.Y
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
Verse City
D.P
Sons of Insobriety - Our True Story
S.D
Pink Earrings
B.L
March 11, 2019
J.R
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
The Challenge
T.S
Know Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
Introduction
M.R
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
Agnosticism
S.W
Play
B.K
My Loneliness
G.B
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
I'm ready to go
V.P
Mom
B.B
My Nan
D.R
Heart Beat
P.S
Guiding Wings
A.E
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
Untold Love
N.G
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E
The Preacher
I.K
Trigger Warning
L
Alliterate
J.A.L
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
In My Life
M.T
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
Full Moon Afterglow
T.M
never be
C.F
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Auspice
E.S
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
The Gentle Light
S.M
The Dopeness
Q.S
Dream On
T.S
One world
H.H
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
"Who He Miss"
M.L
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Just one
A.J
My Best Poem
B.P.P
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Don't leave me Debt
R
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Who Knew
L.H
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
From The Window
A.C.V
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
To Honor Us
G.B
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
Yellow Rose
H
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
Gaza, From Far Away
C.A.E
Depths of despair
T.A.N
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
Forge Ahead
R.W
Wishful thinking
R.C
Raindrops
M.P
Fragmented
P.K.M
My Children
T.R.T
Wreckless
S.B
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
I suck at poems
F
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Healing
R
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
The Soldier
A.C
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Dripping Red
D.C
Death
L.R
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
Losing My Son
K.E
Mr. Moon
J.E
Oh would that I....
J.P
Shame is a word
T.M.B
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
First Love
M.W
Know That I Too
T
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
Passing Moments
D.R.S
My Final Bow
L.K.L
The Golden Galley
G.K
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
Innocent Suffer
M.F
He is good
L.M.S
Daisy
G.O
Black Ice
S.A
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Found
K.E
Loving Mothers
M.M
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Lost My Way
L.M.W
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
Ballad of the dead mind poet
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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 113 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 115 hours 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 37 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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Second Place Badge + 300
Third Place Badge + 200
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