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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

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

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 123 hours 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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