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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

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

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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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