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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

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

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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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