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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

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

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