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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

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

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