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