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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

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

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 12 days ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 12 days 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 39 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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