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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

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

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.
Prizes:
First Place Badge + 500
Second Place Badge + 300
Third Place Badge + 200
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