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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

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

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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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