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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

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

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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Second Place Badge + 300
Third Place Badge + 200
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