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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

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

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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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