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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

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

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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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