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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

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

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 11 day ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 11 day 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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Second Place Badge + 300
Third Place Badge + 200
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