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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

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

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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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