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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

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

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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Closes: End of every calendar month.
Results: Within 7 days of closing.
Entry fee: 25 USD.
Max. participants: 150 entries.
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