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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

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

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  • 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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