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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
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
Healing
R
Innocent Suffer
M.F
To Honor Us
G.B
Guiding Wings
A.E
Heart Beat
P.S
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
Loving Mothers
M.M
Just a girl
E.L
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Oh would that I....
J.P
Dream On
T.S
The Golden Galley
G.K
Verse City
D.P
Found
K.E
Pink Earrings
B.L
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P
Today
B.L
Just Another Day
T.J
My Loneliness
G.B
In My Life
M.T
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Losing My Son
K.E
Wreckless
S.B
Alliterate
J.A.L
water & stones
P.M
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E
He is good
L.M.S
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
Play
B.K
George Floyd
C.T.P
The Gentle Light
S.M
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
From The Window
A.C.V
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Passing Moments
D.R.S
The Soldier
A.C
Who Knew
L.H
One world
H.H
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
I'm ready to go
V.P
Black Ice
S.A
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
I suck at poems
F
Know That I Too
T
Suppose
K.M
Death
L.R
Don't leave me Debt
R
My Children
T.R.T
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
The Preacher
I.K
First Love
M.W
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
Afraid of the dark
A.O
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
Introduction
M.R
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Dripping Red
D.C
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Sons of Insobriety - Our True Story
S.D
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Careless Whisper
D.Y
My Best Poem
B.P.P
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
Illumination All May Seek
J.W.G
My Nan
D.R
Agnosticism
S.W
Know Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
Full Moon Afterglow
T.M
Mom
B.B
Competition
T.S
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J
Wishful thinking
R.C
The Dopeness
Q.S
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
never be
C.F
Divine Rising
A.E
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Yellow Rose
H
The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
Lost My Way
L.M.W
Auspice
E.S
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Daisy
G.O
My Final Bow
L.K.L
The Challenge
T.S
Fragmented
P.K.M
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
The rose
F.F
March 11, 2019
J.R
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Untold Love
N.G
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Just one
A.J
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Raindrops
M.P
Forge Ahead
R.W
Mr. Moon
J.E
The Poet
S.D
"Who He Miss"
M.L
Gaza, From Far Away
C.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 112 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 114 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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