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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

In My Life
M.T
My Nan
D.R
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
Play
B.K
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Dripping Red
D.C
"Who He Miss"
M.L
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J
The Preacher
I.K
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
Divine Rising
A.E
My Loneliness
G.B
From The Window
A.C.V
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Just a girl
E.L
Competition
T.S
Daisy
G.O
My Best Poem
B.P.P
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Alliterate
J.A.L
The rose
F.F
Healing
R
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Yellow Rose
H
Just Another Day
T.J
Losing My Son
K.E
Untold Love
N.G
I suck at poems
F
Know Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
To Honor Us
G.B
Guiding Wings
A.E
Wishful thinking
R.C
My Children
T.R.T
Mom
B.B
Agnosticism
S.W
Sons of Insobriety - Our True Story
S.D
He is good
L.M.S
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E
George Floyd
C.T.P
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Don't leave me Debt
R
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
Wreckless
S.B
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Today
B.L
Forge Ahead
R.W
Oh would that I....
J.P
The Soldier
A.C
Death
L.R
Dream On
T.S
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
Gaza, From Far Away
C.A.E
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Pink Earrings
B.L
Auspice
E.S
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
Illumination All May Seek
J.W.G
Innocent Suffer
M.F
water & stones
P.M
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
I'm ready to go
V.P
Suppose
K.M
Trigger Warning
L
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Who Knew
L.H
The Challenge
T.S
Loving Mothers
M.M
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Fragmented
P.K.M
Mr. Moon
J.E
Raindrops
M.P
March 11, 2019
J.R
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
never be
C.F
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
One world
H.H
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Careless Whisper
D.Y
Black Ice
S.A
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
First Love
M.W
The Gentle Light
S.M
The Poet
S.D
The Golden Galley
G.K
Verse City
D.P
Found
K.E
Know That I Too
T
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
Introduction
M.R
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
Heart Beat
P.S
The Dopeness
Q.S
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Full Moon Afterglow
T.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.
    LikeReply5 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply7 hours 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 37 days ago

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