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

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Closes: End of every calendar month.
Results: Within 7 days of closing.
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