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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

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

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