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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

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

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