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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

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

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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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