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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

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

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1 Comment
  • 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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