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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

Shame is a word
T.M.B
Know That I Too
T
Death
L.R
Auspice
E.S
water & stones
P.M
The Golden Galley
G.K
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
Today
B.L
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Dripping Red
D.C
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Daisy
G.O
Mr. Moon
J.E
From The Window
A.C.V
I'm ready to go
V.P
Black Ice
S.A
Wishful thinking
R.C
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Fragmented
P.K.M
Full Moon Afterglow
T.M
Pink Earrings
B.L
Know Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
Who Knew
L.H
I suck at poems
F
The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
"Who He Miss"
M.L
Just one
A.J
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
Mom
B.B
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
The Poet
S.D
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
Introduction
M.R
In My Life
M.T
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
My Nan
D.R
He is good
L.M.S
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
Suppose
K.M
Loving Mothers
M.M
Raindrops
M.P
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
Alliterate
J.A.L
Just a girl
E.L
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Gaza, From Far Away
C.A.E
Illumination All May Seek
J.W.G
The Preacher
I.K
The Soldier
A.C
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
never be
C.F
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
March 11, 2019
J.R
The rose
F.F
Losing My Son
K.E
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
Depths of despair
T.A.N
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Agnosticism
S.W
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
My Children
T.R.T
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
Tomorrow
M.A.K
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
My Loneliness
G.B
Oh would that I....
J.P
Careless Whisper
D.Y
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Trigger Warning
L
Dream On
T.S
Play
B.K
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
To Honor Us
G.B
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Forge Ahead
R.W
The Gentle Light
S.M
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E
Heart Beat
P.S
One world
H.H
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Just Another Day
T.J
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Don't leave me Debt
R
Wreckless
S.B
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
Verse City
D.P
Guiding Wings
A.E
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Competition
T.S
Untold Love
N.G
Found
K.E
Yellow Rose
H
Healing
R
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P
First Love
M.W
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Sons of Insobriety - Our True Story
S.D
The Challenge
T.S
Lost My Way
L.M.W
The Dopeness
Q.S
Divine Rising
A.E
George Floyd
C.T.P
  

Share your thoughts about the May 2024 Contest with the community:

3 Comments
  • jn.selvadurai
    All the best to this month’s contestants. Enjoy the poetic experience.
    LikeReply 113 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 115 hours ago
  • rinat
    A warm welcome to all the nominees of our May 2024 contest! Whether you're a seasoned member or a fresh face joining our poetic community, we're thrilled to have you here. Happy writing, and best of luck to each and every one of you! 
    LikeReply 37 days ago

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Opens: 1st of every calendar month.
Closes: End of every calendar month.
Results: Within 7 days of closing.
Entry fee: 25 USD.
Max. participants: 150 entries.
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Second Place Badge + 300
Third Place Badge + 200
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