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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

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

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1 Comment
  • 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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