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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
Tomorrow
M.A.K
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Loving Mothers
M.M
Found
K.E
My Final Bow
L.K.L
To Honor Us
G.B
Alliterate
J.A.L
In My Life
M.T
Depths of despair
T.A.N
I'm ready to go
V.P
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Know Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Healing
R
The Golden Galley
G.K
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
Raindrops
M.P
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
Today
B.L
Agnosticism
S.W
Guiding Wings
A.E
Fragmented
P.K.M
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Daisy
G.O
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
Know That I Too
T
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Heart Beat
P.S
The Soldier
A.C
Verse City
D.P
George Floyd
C.T.P
water & stones
P.M
Full Moon Afterglow
T.M
Don't leave me Debt
R
Careless Whisper
D.Y
First Love
M.W
Wishful thinking
R.C
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
The Challenge
T.S
Wreckless
S.B
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Pink Earrings
B.L
Who Knew
L.H
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Gaza, From Far Away
C.A.E
"Who He Miss"
M.L
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
Just a girl
E.L
The Poet
S.D
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
Oh would that I....
J.P
Just Another Day
T.J
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Dripping Red
D.C
Competition
T.S
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
Play
B.K
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J
Mr. Moon
J.E
Dream On
T.S
One world
H.H
The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
March 11, 2019
J.R
Death
L.R
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Auspice
E.S
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
Yellow Rose
H
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Losing My Son
K.E
He is good
L.M.S
never be
C.F
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
I suck at poems
F
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
My Loneliness
G.B
Just one
A.J
Introduction
M.R
Illumination All May Seek
J.W.G
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Divine Rising
A.E
My Children
T.R.T
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
Black Ice
S.A
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
The Preacher
I.K
Forge Ahead
R.W
Sons of Insobriety - Our True Story
S.D
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Untold Love
N.G
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Trigger Warning
L
Suppose
K.M
My Nan
D.R
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
From The Window
A.C.V
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
The rose
F.F
The Gentle Light
S.M
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
The Dopeness
Q.S
Mom
B.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 17 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 19 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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Closes: End of every calendar month.
Results: Within 7 days of closing.
Entry fee: 25 USD.
Max. participants: 150 entries.
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