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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

Lost My Way
L.M.W
Competition
T.S
Daisy
G.O
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
Just a girl
E.L
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Gaza, From Far Away
C.A.E
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Losing My Son
K.E
Who Knew
L.H
My Children
T.R.T
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
My Nan
D.R
Sons of Insobriety
S.D
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
March 11, 2019
J.R
Tomorrow
M.A.K
The rose
F.F
Alliterate
J.A.L
Careless Whisper
D.Y
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
In My Life
M.T
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
Forge Ahead
R.W
Know Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
George Floyd
C.T.P
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
Introduction
M.R
The Soldier
A.C
Wreckless
S.B
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Loving Mothers
M.M
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
The Gentle Light
S.M
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Know That I Too
T
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Today
B.L
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Don't leave me Debt
R
Healing
R
Verse City
D.P
Fragmented
P.K.M
First Love
M.W
Dripping Red
D.C
Untold Love
N.G
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
The Dopeness
Q.S
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
Just Another Day
T.J
Illumination All May Seek
J.W.G
The Poet
S.D
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Divine Rising
A.E
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
The Golden Galley
G.K
Passing Moments
D.R.S
One world
H.H
Suppose
K.M
"Who He Miss"
M.L
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Death
L.R
Heart Beat
P.S
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
Auspice
E.S
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
Black Ice
S.A
water & stones
P.M
Full Moon Afterglow
T.M
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Guiding Wings
A.E
Wishful thinking
R.C
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
The Challenge
T.S
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Shame is a word
T.M.B
He is good
L.M.S
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J
Mom
B.B
Just one
A.J
A Silent Litany
S.E
Agnosticism
S.W
never be
C.F
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Dream On
T.S
The Games People Play
S.E
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
The Preacher
I.K
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
Pink Earrings
B.L
The body
E.N
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
From The Window
A.C.V
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
Oh would that I....
J.P
Raindrops
M.P
Mr. Moon
J.E
To Honor Us
G.B
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Trigger Warning
L
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Yellow Rose
H
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E
Afraid of the dark
A.O
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
No Words
S.E
I suck at poems
F
My Loneliness
G.B
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
Seasons Speaking
G.C
Play
B.K
Found
K.E
I'm ready to go
V.P

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 121 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 123 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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Opens: 1st of every calendar month.
Closes: End of every calendar month.
Results: Within 7 days of closing.
Entry fee: 25 USD.
Max. participants: 150 entries.
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Third Place Badge + 200
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