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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

Mr. Moon
J.E
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Losing My Son
K.E
My Children
T.R.T
To Honor Us
G.B
Yellow Rose
H
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Mom
B.B
Untold Love
N.G
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
never be
C.F
The Preacher
I.K
Guiding Wings
A.E
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Who Knew
L.H
The Soldier
A.C
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Verse City
D.P
water & stones
P.M
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Suppose
K.M
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
My Loneliness
G.B
The rose
F.F
Wishful thinking
R.C
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
George Floyd
C.T.P
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
First Love
M.W
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Dream On
T.S
Know That I Too
T
Trigger Warning
L
I'm ready to go
V.P
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Pink Earrings
B.L
Found
K.E
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Wreckless
S.B
Agnosticism
S.W
Depths of despair
T.A.N
My Final Bow
L.K.L
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Loving Mothers
M.M
Forge Ahead
R.W
Dripping Red
D.C
Don't leave me Debt
R
The Dopeness
Q.S
Auspice
E.S
In My Life
M.T
The Poet (8/6 meter)
S.D
The Golden Galley
G.K
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
My Nan
D.R
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Tomorrow
M.A.K
My Best Poem
B.P.P
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Near Death Experience (9/8 meter)
S.D
Fragmented
P.K.M
He is good
L.M.S
Introduction
M.R
Heart Beat
P.S
  

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