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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

My Final Bow
L.K.L
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Yellow Rose
H
Agnosticism
S.W
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Just a girl
E.L
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Auspice
E.S
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
The Gentle Light
S.M
Wreckless
S.B
Forge Ahead
R.W
Mr. Moon
J.E
My Loneliness
G.B
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Tomorrow
M.A.K
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
Don't leave me Debt
R
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Dripping Red
D.C
never be
C.F
Verse City
D.P
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Know That I Too
T
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
The Preacher
I.K
The Dopeness
Q.S
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Suppose
K.M
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
George Floyd
C.T.P
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Loving Mothers
M.M
The rose
F.F
Pink Earrings
B.L
Untold Love
N.G
In My Life
M.T
I'm ready to go
V.P
Shame is a word
T.M.B
My Best Poem
B.P.P
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Alive on This Earth
D.H
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
Introduction
M.R
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
My Nan
D.R
Divine Rising
A.E
Guiding Wings
A.E
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
Mom
B.B
Today
B.L
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
The Golden Galley
G.K
He is good
L.M.S
Losing My Son
K.E
The Soldier
A.C
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
Found
K.E
Overcome
S.D
To Honor Us
G.B
Fragmented
P.K.M
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
Who Knew
L.H
Trigger Warning
L
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
water & stones
P.M
First Love
M.W
Dream On
T.S
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Afraid of the dark
A.O
My Children
T.R.T
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Heart Beat
P.S
The Poet
S.D
Wishful thinking
R.C
Raindrops
M.P
  

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