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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

He is good
L.M.S
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J
Just one
A.J
Illumination All May Seek
J.W.G
Wreckless
S.B
My Best Poem
B.P.P
My Loneliness
G.B
Found
K.E
The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
Mom
B.B
To Honor Us
G.B
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
Loving Mothers
M.M
Agnosticism
S.W
Temptations of thought
F.X.H.I
Daisy
G.O
A Talk With My Father Above
L.H
The Golden Galley
G.K
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
Guiding Wings
A.E
Careless Whisper
D.Y
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Trigger Warning
L
Untold Love
N.G
Blind Hope
E.E
From The Window
A.C.V
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
Burying Bones
G.Z
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
Deep Relationships -by Dorothy Rose Forgione
D.R.F
"Who He Miss"
M.L
Heart Beat
P.S
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
A Quick Game
J.R
In My Life
M.T
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
Black Ice
S.A
First Love
M.W
Dripping Red
D.C
Divine Rising
A.E
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Seasons Speaking
G.C
Who Knew
L.H
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
water & stones
P.M
Just a girl
E.L
The rose
F.F
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Losing My Son
K.E
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Auspice
E.S
One world
H.H
The Gentle Light
S.M
The body
E.N
Verse City
D.P
Time Machine
J.A.L
Suppose
K.M
Happiness
S.E
My Nan
D.R
The Preacher
I.K
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
The Dopeness
Q.S
Wishful thinking
R.C
The Kids Have Questions
F.G
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
Already Gone
K.K
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P
Don't leave me Debt
R
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Just Another Day
T.J
Sons of Insobriety
S.D
Fragmented
P.K.M
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Guadalupe
F.X.H.I
Innocent Suffer
M.F
The Soldier
A.C
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
Drunk Thoughts
S.P
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
The Challenge
T.S
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
Pink Earrings
B.L
The Poet
S.D
Full Moon Afterglow
T.M
George Floyd
C.T.P
Yellow Rose
H
Lost My Way
L.M.W
Healing
R
Gaza, From Far Away
C.A.E
Raindrops
M.P
Death
L.R
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
Freedom
M.D
March 11, 2019
J.R
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
Today
B.L
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Birth Mother
S.L.R
Death
L.R
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
I'm ready to go
V.P
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
No Words
S.E
Forge Ahead
R.W
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
Why I love Billie
E.E
Know Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
Know That I Too
T
Competition
T.S
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Play
B.K
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
never be
C.F
Introduction
M.R
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Dream On
T.S
The Games People Play
S.E
My Children
T.R.T
Oh would that I....
J.P
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Mr. Moon
J.E
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Afraid of the dark
A.O
I suck at poems
F
A Silent Litany
S.E
Crash and Burnout
S.M
  

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

3 Comments
  • jn.selvadurai
    All the best to this month’s contestants. Enjoy the poetic experience.
    LikeReply 12 days ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 12 days 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 39 days ago

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Opens: 1st of every calendar month.
Closes: End of every calendar month.
Results: Within 7 days of closing.
Entry fee: 25 USD.
Max. participants: 150 entries.
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Third Place Badge + 200
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