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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

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

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