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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

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

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 18 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 110 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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Results: Within 7 days of closing.
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