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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

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

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 116 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 118 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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Opens: 1st of every calendar month.
Closes: End of every calendar month.
Results: Within 7 days of closing.
Entry fee: 25 USD.
Max. participants: 150 entries.
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Second Place Badge + 300
Third Place Badge + 200
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