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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

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

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 118 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 120 hours 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.
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