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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

Fragmented
P.K.M
The Golden Galley
G.K
Who Knew
L.H
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
Healing
R
Black Ice
S.A
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
Alliterate
J.A.L
Suppose
K.M
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
Don't leave me Debt
R
Alexa Snooze
E.T
From The Window
A.C.V
Careless Whisper
D.Y
Just one
A.J
Losing My Son
K.E
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
Seasons Speaking
G.C
The Soldier
A.C
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Alive on This Earth
D.H
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Birth Mother
S.L.R
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Full Moon Afterglow
T.M
Illumination All May Seek
J.W.G
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Shame is a word
T.M.B
The body
E.N
Loving Mothers
M.M
Yellow Rose
H
Dripping Red
D.C
Lost My Way
L.M.W
Just a girl
E.L
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Auspice
E.S
Raindrops
M.P
never be
C.F
Competition
T.S
"Who He Miss"
M.L
The Games People Play
S.E
Tomorrow
M.A.K
In My Life
M.T
Mom
B.B
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
My Loneliness
G.B
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Mr. Moon
J.E
Sons of Insobriety
S.D
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
water & stones
P.M
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Untold Love
N.G
Guiding Wings
A.E
The rose
F.F
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
George Floyd
C.T.P
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
First Love
M.W
Play
B.K
March 11, 2019
J.R
Trigger Warning
L
Today
B.L
Pink Earrings
B.L
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Innocent Suffer
M.F
My Nan
D.R
Oh would that I....
J.P
Daisy
G.O
I'm ready to go
V.P
I suck at poems
F
Know Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
A Silent Litany
S.E
Dream On
T.S
The Preacher
I.K
The Poet
S.D
Wishful thinking
R.C
Wreckless
S.B
Just Another Day
T.J
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
Death
L.R
Know That I Too
T
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Introduction
M.R
My Final Bow
L.K.L
To Honor Us
G.B
One world
H.H
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
Verse City
D.P
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E
Divine Rising
A.E
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Agnosticism
S.W
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Found
K.E
My Children
T.R.T
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
The Dopeness
Q.S
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
He is good
L.M.S
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
Forge Ahead
R.W
The Challenge
T.S
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P
No Words
S.E
Gaza, From Far Away
C.A.E
The Gentle Light
S.M
Heart Beat
P.S
  

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 11 day ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 11 day 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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