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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

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

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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Opens: 1st of every calendar month.
Closes: End of every calendar month.
Results: Within 7 days of closing.
Entry fee: 25 USD.
Max. participants: 150 entries.
Prizes:
First Place Badge + 500
Second Place Badge + 300
Third Place Badge + 200
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