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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

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

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 19 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 112 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.
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