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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 Golden Galley
G.K
Losing My Son
K.E
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Shame is a word
T.M.B
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Untold Love
N.G
Forge Ahead
R.W
Wishful thinking
R.C
Dream On
T.S
In My Life
M.T
Pink Earrings
B.L
My Nan
D.R
Know That I Too
T
First Love
M.W
To Honor Us
G.B
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Auspice
E.S
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Dripping Red
D.C
water & stones
P.M
Trigger Warning
L
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
never be
C.F
My Loneliness
G.B
Agnosticism
S.W
He is good
L.M.S
Afraid of the dark
A.O
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Verse City
D.P
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Fragmented
P.K.M
Don't leave me Debt
R
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Who Knew
L.H
Loving Mothers
M.M
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Guiding Wings
A.E
Introduction
M.R
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Mom
B.B
The Poet (8/6 meter)
S.D
The Dopeness
Q.S
My Best Poem
B.P.P
My Children
T.R.T
The rose
F.F
Yellow Rose
H
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
The Soldier
A.C
Heart Beat
P.S
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Found
K.E
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Near Death Experience (9/8 meter)
S.D
I'm ready to go
V.P
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Mr. Moon
J.E
Suppose
K.M
The Preacher
I.K
George Floyd
C.T.P
Wreckless
S.B

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