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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

Tomorrow
M.A.K
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Who Knew
L.H
Agnosticism
S.W
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
The Preacher
I.K
My Nan
D.R
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Title
S.D
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Alexa Snooze
E.T
He is good
L.M.S
Don't leave me Debt
R
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Untold Love
N.G
Mom
B.B
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
Guiding Wings
A.E
Know That I Too
T.F.B
Trigger Warning
L
Wreckless
S.B
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Mr. Moon
J.E
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Forge Ahead
R.W
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
In My Life
M.T
Verse City
D.P
Pink Earrings
B.L
Fragmented
P.K.M
I'm ready to go
V.P
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Heart Beat
P.S
Yellow Rose
H
Auspice
E.S
Nothing
S.D
Wishful thinking
R.C
Dripping Red
D.C
Dream On
T.S
To Honor Us
G.B
The Soldier
A.C
water & stones
P.M
The Golden Galley
G.K
never be
C.F
My Loneliness
G.B
My Children
T.R.T
George Floyd
C.T.P
The rose
F.F
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Loving Mothers
M.M
Introduction
M.R
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M

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