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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

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

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