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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

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

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