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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

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

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