Contest »

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

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

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 17 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 19 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

Enter the competition

Submit your best poem to the contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and gain worldwide recognition for your talent!


Our monthly contest

In a nutshell…

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
5 Runners-up Personalized Mug
POTY Badge + 1,000

May 2024

Poetry Contest

Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
2
days
13
hours
23
minutes

Archive

Previous Contests

Here are direct links to our previous contests' summary pages.

 What people are saying

“Thank you for the wonderful gift that I received as a runner up for the January contest. The competition has inspired me to go and get my collection of poetry that I have written for my family — you are an amazing group!”

Janette Marais, South Africa

 Worldwide Recognition

We’re delighted to announce that we've been named one of best writing contests for 2022 and 2023 by Reedsy!

Reedsy Best Writing Contests 2022 Reedsy Best Writing Contests 2023