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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

Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Wishful thinking
R.C
Loving Mothers
M.M
My Final Bow
L.K.L
I'm ready to go
V.P
George Floyd
C.T.P
Know That I Too
T
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
My Children
T.R.T
He is good
L.M.S
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
To Honor Us
G.B
water & stones
P.M
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
My Nan
D.R
Guiding Wings
A.E
Introduction
M.R
never be
C.F
My Loneliness
G.B
Depths of despair
T.A.N
The Soldier
A.C
Alive on This Earth
D.H
The Preacher
I.K
Verse City
D.P
Pink Earrings
B.L
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Near Death Experience (9/8 meter)
S.D
Who Knew
L.H
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
Untold Love
N.G
Passing Moments
D.R.S
The rose
F.F
Suppose
K.M
Yellow Rose
H
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Trigger Warning
L
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Fragmented
P.K.M
Losing My Son
K.E
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
The Golden Galley
G.K
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Mom
B.B
In My Life
M.T
Agnosticism
S.W
Don't leave me Debt
R
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Lonely and Insecure
S.D
Auspice
E.S
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
First Love
M.W
Heart Beat
P.S
Dripping Red
D.C
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
The Dopeness
Q.S
Forge Ahead
R.W
Mr. Moon
J.E
Wreckless
S.B
Dream On
T.S
Found
K.E
  

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