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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

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