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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

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

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.
    LikeReply2 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply4 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 36 days ago

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