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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

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

Share your thoughts about the May 2024 Contest with the community:

2 Comments
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply1 hour ago
  • 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! 
    LikeReply 36 days ago

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