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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

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

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  • 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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