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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

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

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.
    LikeReply4 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply6 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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