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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

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

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 113 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 116 hours 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 37 days ago

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Closes: End of every calendar month.
Results: Within 7 days of closing.
Entry fee: 25 USD.
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