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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

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

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