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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

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

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 16 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 18 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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