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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

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

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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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