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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

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

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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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