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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

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

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 121 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 123 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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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.
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Third Place Badge + 200
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