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

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1 Comment
  • 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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