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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

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

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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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