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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

Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
Dream On
T.S
Loving Mothers
M.M
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
Fragmented
P.K.M
Losing My Son
K.E
Freedom
M.D
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
My Children
T.R.T
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
My Nan
D.R
The Golden Galley
G.K
Divine Rising
A.E
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
never be
C.F
Today
B.L
Healing
R
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
Verse City
D.P
To Honor Us
G.B
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Gaza, From Far Away
C.A.E
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
March 11, 2019
J.R
Trigger Warning
L
Full Moon Afterglow
T.M
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Wreckless
S.B
A Talk With My Father Above
L.H
The Games People Play
S.E
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
A Quick Game
J.R
Competition
T.S
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
water & stones
P.M
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Don't leave me Debt
R
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Mr. Moon
J.E
Seasons Speaking
G.C
Know Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
Why I love Billie
E.E
My Best Poem
B.P.P
First Love
M.W
I suck at poems
F
Dripping Red
D.C
He is good
L.M.S
Just one
A.J
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
One world
H.H
The body
E.N
Sons of Insobriety
S.D
Lost My Way
L.M.W
Know That I Too
T
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Untold Love
N.G
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Mom
B.B
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Who Knew
L.H
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
Raindrops
M.P
Careless Whisper
D.Y
The Kids Have Questions
F.G
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J
The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Illumination All May Seek
J.W.G
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
In My Life
M.T
Suppose
K.M
Daisy
G.O
Blind Hope
E.E
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
Heart Beat
P.S
The Poet
S.D
Just Another Day
T.J
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
A Silent Litany
S.E
"Who He Miss"
M.L
George Floyd
C.T.P
Death
L.R
Guiding Wings
A.E
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Black Ice
S.A
Already Gone
K.K
From The Window
A.C.V
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Agnosticism
S.W
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
The rose
F.F
Afraid of the dark
A.O
The Challenge
T.S
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
Auspice
E.S
I'm ready to go
V.P
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
Oh would that I....
J.P
Introduction
M.R
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E
The Soldier
A.C
Guadalupe
F.X.H.I
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
No Words
S.E
Passing Moments
D.R.S
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P
Found
K.E
Birth Mother
S.L.R
The Gentle Light
S.M
The Preacher
I.K
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Play
B.K
Forge Ahead
R.W
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
The Dopeness
Q.S
Yellow Rose
H
Time Machine
J.A.L
Death
L.R
My Loneliness
G.B
Pink Earrings
B.L
Just a girl
E.L
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Wishful thinking
R.C
  

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 12 days ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 12 days 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 39 days ago

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Opens: 1st of every calendar month.
Closes: End of every calendar month.
Results: Within 7 days of closing.
Entry fee: 25 USD.
Max. participants: 150 entries.
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Second Place Badge + 300
Third Place Badge + 200
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