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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

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

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 18 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 110 hours 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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Results: Within 7 days of closing.
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