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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

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

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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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