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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

George Floyd
C.T.P
The Preacher
I.K
Verse City
D.P
First Love
M.W
Loving Mothers
M.M
Forge Ahead
R.W
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Wishful thinking
R.C
Trigger Warning
L
Dream On
T.S
Found
K.E
My Loneliness
G.B
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
Alive on This Earth
D.H
The Soldier
A.C
Mr. Moon
J.E
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Heart Beat
P.S
The Golden Galley
G.K
Yellow Rose
H
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Know That I Too
T
To Honor Us
G.B
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
He is good
L.M.S
Depths of despair
T.A.N
water & stones
P.M
In My Life
M.T
The Dopeness
Q.S
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Guiding Wings
A.E
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Dripping Red
D.C
The Poet (8/6 meter)
S.D
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Who Knew
L.H
never be
C.F
Tomorrow
M.A.K
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Pink Earrings
B.L
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Don't leave me Debt
R
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
The rose
F.F
I'm ready to go
V.P
My Children
T.R.T
Introduction
M.R
Agnosticism
S.W
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Untold Love
N.G
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Near Death Experience (9/8 meter)
S.D
Auspice
E.S
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Alexa Snooze
E.T
My Nan
D.R
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Mom
B.B
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Losing My Son
K.E
Wreckless
S.B
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Fragmented
P.K.M
Suppose
K.M
 

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