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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

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

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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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