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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

Wreckless
S.B
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Guiding Wings
A.E
Innocent Suffer
M.F
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
My Children
T.R.T
Heart Beat
P.S
The Preacher
I.K
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
My Loneliness
G.B
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Forge Ahead
R.W
Dripping Red
D.C
Auspice
E.S
Wishful thinking
R.C
Mr. Moon
J.E
The rose
F.F
Agnosticism
S.W
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Loving Mothers
M.M
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Trigger Warning
L
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Don't leave me Debt
R
Found
K.E
He is good
L.M.S
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Dream On
T.S
The Golden Galley
G.K
never be
C.F
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Introduction
M.R
Yellow Rose
H
The Poet
S.D
Fragmented
P.K.M
Who Knew
L.H
Know That I Too
T.F.B
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Untold Love
N.G
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Losing My Son
K.E
Verse City
D.P
Near Death Experience
S.D
The Soldier
A.C
water & stones
P.M
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Alexa Snooze
E.T
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
In My Life
M.T
George Floyd
C.T.P
My Nan
D.R
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Mom
B.B
My Final Bow
L.K.L
I'm ready to go
V.P
To Honor Us
G.B
Pink Earrings
B.L
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Tomorrow
M.A.K
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
First Love
M.W
Shades Of Becoming
A.E

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