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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

Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
Seasons Speaking
G.C
Found
K.E
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Death
L.R
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Trigger Warning
L
Illumination All May Seek
J.W.G
"Who He Miss"
M.L
The Golden Galley
G.K
First Love
M.W
The Gentle Light
S.M
I suck at poems
F
The Poet
S.D
Alexa Snooze
E.T
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
water & stones
P.M
Careless Whisper
D.Y
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
Daisy
G.O
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
Dream On
T.S
never be
C.F
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
Sons of Insobriety
S.D
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J
Introduction
M.R
Wreckless
S.B
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
Raindrops
M.P
Verse City
D.P
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
Black Ice
S.A
Guiding Wings
A.E
The Dopeness
Q.S
From The Window
A.C.V
Gaza, From Far Away
C.A.E
Full Moon Afterglow
T.M
Know Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
No Words
S.E
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Alliterate
J.A.L
Yellow Rose
H
Today
B.L
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
He is good
L.M.S
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
In My Life
M.T
My Nan
D.R
Who Knew
L.H
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Just one
A.J
To Honor Us
G.B
My Children
T.R.T
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Know That I Too
T
My Best Poem
B.P.P
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Losing My Son
K.E
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Auspice
E.S
Play
B.K
Oh would that I....
J.P
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
The Challenge
T.S
Just Another Day
T.J
Divine Rising
A.E
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
My Loneliness
G.B
Mr. Moon
J.E
Just a girl
E.L
The Preacher
I.K
Dripping Red
D.C
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Untold Love
N.G
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Pink Earrings
B.L
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
One world
H.H
George Floyd
C.T.P
Healing
R
Loving Mothers
M.M
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
March 11, 2019
J.R
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
A Silent Litany
S.E
I'm ready to go
V.P
Agnosticism
S.W
Don't leave me Debt
R
The rose
F.F
Competition
T.S
Fragmented
P.K.M
Mom
B.B
The Soldier
A.C
Suppose
K.M
The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
The Games People Play
S.E
Forge Ahead
R.W
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
Wishful thinking
R.C
Heart Beat
P.S
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Lost My Way
L.M.W
 

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 117 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 119 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

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Closes: End of every calendar month.
Results: Within 7 days of closing.
Entry fee: 25 USD.
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