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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

Near Death Experience (9/8 meter)
S.D
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Know That I Too
T
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Alive on This Earth
D.H
My Nan
D.R
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Wishful thinking
R.C
Losing My Son
K.E
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Found
K.E
Auspice
E.S
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Pink Earrings
B.L
Forge Ahead
R.W
The Golden Galley
G.K
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Don't leave me Debt
R
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Heart Beat
P.S
Guiding Wings
A.E
never be
C.F
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Loving Mothers
M.M
Fragmented
P.K.M
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Dripping Red
D.C
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Depths of despair
T.A.N
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
The Soldier
A.C
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Mom
B.B
He is good
L.M.S
Untold Love
N.G
I'm ready to go
V.P
To Honor Us
G.B
In My Life
M.T
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Dream On
T.S
water & stones
P.M
The Poet (8/6 meter)
S.D
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Who Knew
L.H
My Children
T.R.T
The Preacher
I.K
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Mr. Moon
J.E
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Agnosticism
S.W
Trigger Warning
L
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Yellow Rose
H
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Verse City
D.P
First Love
M.W
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
My Loneliness
G.B
George Floyd
C.T.P
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Introduction
M.R
The Dopeness
Q.S
The rose
F.F
Wreckless
S.B
Suppose
K.M
  

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