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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

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

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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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