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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

My Loneliness
G.B
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Auspice
E.S
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Afraid of the dark
A.O
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
The Soldier
A.C
Introduction
M.R
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
The Gentle Light
S.M
I'm ready to go
V.P
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
In My Life
M.T
Trigger Warning
L
Yellow Rose
H
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
First Love
M.W
Empty
S.D
Just a girl
E.L
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Agnosticism
S.W
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
Wishful thinking
R.C
The Poet
S.D
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
water & stones
P.M
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
Who Knew
L.H
My Final Bow
L.K.L
My Children
T.R.T
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
He is good
L.M.S
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Don't leave me Debt
R
Forge Ahead
R.W
Losing My Son
K.E
Today
B.L
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
My Best Poem
B.P.P
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Mom
B.B
The Preacher
I.K
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Guiding Wings
A.E
Divine Rising
A.E
Mr. Moon
J.E
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
Fragmented
P.K.M
Innocent Suffer
M.F
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
My Nan
D.R
The rose
F.F
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Loving Mothers
M.M
Know That I Too
T
Found
K.E
George Floyd
C.T.P
Dripping Red
D.C
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Wreckless
S.B
never be
C.F
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Pink Earrings
B.L
Untold Love
N.G
The Golden Galley
G.K
Dream On
T.S
Suppose
K.M
Heart Beat
P.S
To Honor Us
G.B
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
The Dopeness
Q.S
Verse City
D.P

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