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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

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

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