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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

Gaza, From Far Away
C.A.E
The body
E.N
I'm ready to go
V.P
Alliterate
J.A.L
My Loneliness
G.B
Guiding Wings
A.E
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
Wreckless
S.B
My Nan
D.R
Competition
T.S
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Trigger Warning
L
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
Wishful thinking
R.C
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
First Love
M.W
Mr. Moon
J.E
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
Oh would that I....
J.P
Lost My Way
L.M.W
Full Moon Afterglow
T.M
Verse City
D.P
Dripping Red
D.C
Sons of Insobriety
S.D
Know That I Too
T
The Soldier
A.C
Raindrops
M.P
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
My Final Bow
L.K.L
The Challenge
T.S
Loving Mothers
M.M
"Who He Miss"
M.L
Just Another Day
T.J
One world
H.H
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
never be
C.F
Alexa Snooze
E.T
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
Today
B.L
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
Afraid of the dark
A.O
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
March 11, 2019
J.R
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
I suck at poems
F
Yellow Rose
H
Forge Ahead
R.W
Black Ice
S.A
Know Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
Heart Beat
P.S
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
A Silent Litany
S.E
Divine Rising
A.E
Agnosticism
S.W
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Illumination All May Seek
J.W.G
Who Knew
L.H
Auspice
E.S
Play
B.K
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
Daisy
G.O
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P
Introduction
M.R
The rose
F.F
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Healing
R
Found
K.E
Don't leave me Debt
R
Suppose
K.M
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Losing My Son
K.E
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
George Floyd
C.T.P
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
Pink Earrings
B.L
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
Careless Whisper
D.Y
Untold Love
N.G
The Gentle Light
S.M
No Words
S.E
The Golden Galley
G.K
From The Window
A.C.V
water & stones
P.M
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
Mom
B.B
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E
The Preacher
I.K
Seasons Speaking
G.C
Dream On
T.S
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
The Dopeness
Q.S
Fragmented
P.K.M
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Innocent Suffer
M.F
To Honor Us
G.B
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
In My Life
M.T
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
Death
L.R
The Poet
S.D
Just one
A.J
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
The Games People Play
S.E
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
Just a girl
E.L
My Children
T.R.T
He is good
L.M.S
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J

Share your thoughts about the May 2024 Contest with the community:

3 Comments
  • jn.selvadurai
    All the best to this month’s contestants. Enjoy the poetic experience.
    LikeReply 121 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 123 hours ago
  • rinat
    A warm welcome to all the nominees of our May 2024 contest! Whether you're a seasoned member or a fresh face joining our poetic community, we're thrilled to have you here. Happy writing, and best of luck to each and every one of you! 
    LikeReply 37 days ago

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Opens: 1st of every calendar month.
Closes: End of every calendar month.
Results: Within 7 days of closing.
Entry fee: 25 USD.
Max. participants: 150 entries.
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Third Place Badge + 200
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