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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

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

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