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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

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

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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