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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

The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
George Floyd
C.T.P
Mr. Moon
J.E
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Introduction
M.R
Pink Earrings
B.L
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Alliterate
J.A.L
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
My Loneliness
G.B
He is good
L.M.S
The rose
F.F
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
I'm ready to go
V.P
The Challenge
T.S
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Agnosticism
S.W
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Competition
T.S
Oh would that I....
J.P
Heart Beat
P.S
Mom
B.B
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
Guiding Wings
A.E
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Who Knew
L.H
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
Forge Ahead
R.W
Know Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
never be
C.F
Sons of Insobriety - Our True Story
S.D
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Divine Rising
A.E
Today
B.L
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
Trigger Warning
L
Yellow Rose
H
Dripping Red
D.C
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
My Final Bow
L.K.L
The Soldier
A.C
The Preacher
I.K
Wreckless
S.B
Black Ice
S.A
The Golden Galley
G.K
Raindrops
M.P
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Alive on This Earth
D.H
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E
water & stones
P.M
Fragmented
P.K.M
From The Window
A.C.V
Know That I Too
T
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
The Gentle Light
S.M
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Verse City
D.P
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Losing My Son
K.E
Found
K.E
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
Just a girl
E.L
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Play
B.K
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
To Honor Us
G.B
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J
My Nan
D.R
Just Another Day
T.J
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
Death
L.R
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
The Dopeness
Q.S
I suck at poems
F
Suppose
K.M
Wishful thinking
R.C
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Auspice
E.S
In My Life
M.T
Dream On
T.S
Untold Love
N.G
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
First Love
M.W
Don't leave me Debt
R
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
Daisy
G.O
The Poet
S.D
Healing
R
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
One world
H.H
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
Full Moon Afterglow
T.M
March 11, 2019
J.R
Loving Mothers
M.M
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
My Children
T.R.T
Careless Whisper
D.Y
"Who He Miss"
M.L
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P

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1 Comment
  • 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! 
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