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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

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

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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