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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

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

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