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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

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

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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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