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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

water & stones
P.M
Mom
B.B
Found
K.E
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
My Children
T.R.T
The Preacher
I.K
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Know That I Too
T
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
The Golden Galley
G.K
Guiding Wings
A.E
Losing My Son
K.E
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Introduction
M.R
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Wreckless
S.B
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
The Poet
S.D
Heart Beat
P.S
Untold Love
N.G
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
The Dopeness
Q.S
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
never be
C.F
Just a girl
E.L
Innocent Suffer
M.F
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
George Floyd
C.T.P
First Love
M.W
In My Life
M.T
My Loneliness
G.B
Wishful thinking
R.C
Mr. Moon
J.E
Dream On
T.S
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Auspice
E.S
Fragmented
P.K.M
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
The rose
F.F
Loving Mothers
M.M
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Don't leave me Debt
R
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Agnosticism
S.W
My Nan
D.R
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Forge Ahead
R.W
Suppose
K.M
Empty
S.D
To Honor Us
G.B
Trigger Warning
L
Who Knew
L.H
Dripping Red
D.C
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Today
B.L
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Raindrops
M.P
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
Passing Moments
D.R.S
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Pink Earrings
B.L
Verse City
D.P
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
He is good
L.M.S
Divine Rising
A.E
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Afraid of the dark
A.O
The Soldier
A.C
Yellow Rose
H
The Gentle Light
S.M
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
I'm ready to go
V.P
  

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