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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

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

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  • 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! 
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