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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

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

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 11 day ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 11 day 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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