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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

Innocent Suffer
M.F
Yellow Rose
H
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Mr. Moon
J.E
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Dream On
T.S
Losing My Son
K.E
Verse City
D.P
My Loneliness
G.B
Shame is a word
T.M.B
The rose
F.F
Wishful thinking
R.C
Forge Ahead
R.W
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
The Dopeness
Q.S
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Loving Mothers
M.M
Mom
B.B
George Floyd
C.T.P
Wreckless
S.B
To Honor Us
G.B
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Alexa Snooze
E.T
The Golden Galley
G.K
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Untold Love
N.G
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
My Nan
D.R
Pink Earrings
B.L
Lonely and Insecure
S.D
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Auspice
E.S
The Soldier
A.C
The Preacher
I.K
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
He is good
L.M.S
Agnosticism
S.W
Know That I Too
T
Guiding Wings
A.E
Who Knew
L.H
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
In My Life
M.T
Don't leave me Debt
R
Introduction
M.R
Trigger Warning
L
never be
C.F
Heart Beat
P.S
Fragmented
P.K.M
Near Death Experience (9/8 meter)
S.D
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
Suppose
K.M
First Love
M.W
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
I'm ready to go
V.P
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Dripping Red
D.C
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
My Children
T.R.T
My Best Poem
B.P.P
water & stones
P.M
Found
K.E

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