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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

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

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