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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

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

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 110 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 112 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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Closes: End of every calendar month.
Results: Within 7 days of closing.
Entry fee: 25 USD.
Max. participants: 150 entries.
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