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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

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

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 117 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 119 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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Third Place Badge + 200
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