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

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1 Comment
  • 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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