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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

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

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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Third Place Badge + 200
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