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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

Passing Moments
D.R.S
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Full Moon Afterglow
T.M
water & stones
P.M
March 11, 2019
J.R
Introduction
M.R
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
The Golden Galley
G.K
Gaza, From Far Away
C.A.E
The rose
F.F
From The Window
A.C.V
Pink Earrings
B.L
The Challenge
T.S
My Children
T.R.T
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Today
B.L
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Sons of Insobriety
S.D
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
Oh would that I....
J.P
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
My Nan
D.R
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
My Loneliness
G.B
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
Just one
A.J
Depths of despair
T.A.N
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P
Raindrops
M.P
In My Life
M.T
Found
K.E
Alive on This Earth
D.H
The Games People Play
S.E
Divine Rising
A.E
Just Another Day
T.J
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Losing My Son
K.E
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
I'm ready to go
V.P
Verse City
D.P
Forge Ahead
R.W
My Best Poem
B.P.P
"Who He Miss"
M.L
Careless Whisper
D.Y
Competition
T.S
No Words
S.E
Illumination All May Seek
J.W.G
Mom
B.B
Daisy
G.O
Suppose
K.M
Auspice
E.S
Wishful thinking
R.C
Guiding Wings
A.E
Untold Love
N.G
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
Loving Mothers
M.M
Mr. Moon
J.E
Just a girl
E.L
Yellow Rose
H
Dripping Red
D.C
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
Trigger Warning
L
First Love
M.W
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Tomorrow
M.A.K
The Soldier
A.C
To Honor Us
G.B
never be
C.F
He is good
L.M.S
Alliterate
J.A.L
I suck at poems
F
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
The Poet
S.D
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
George Floyd
C.T.P
Lost My Way
L.M.W
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Wreckless
S.B
Death
L.R
The Gentle Light
S.M
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Fragmented
P.K.M
Black Ice
S.A
Don't leave me Debt
R
Know Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
One world
H.H
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J
Healing
R
Play
B.K
Who Knew
L.H
A Silent Litany
S.E
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Know That I Too
T
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Heart Beat
P.S
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
Agnosticism
S.W
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
The Dopeness
Q.S
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
Dream On
T.S
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Seasons Speaking
G.C
The Preacher
I.K
 

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 117 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 119 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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