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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

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

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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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