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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

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

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