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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

As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Dripping Red
D.C
never be
C.F
Untold Love
N.G
Today
B.L
Guiding Wings
A.E
I'm ready to go
V.P
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Fragmented
P.K.M
Don't leave me Debt
R
George Floyd
C.T.P
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
To Honor Us
G.B
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
The rose
F.F
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Heart Beat
P.S
Loving Mothers
M.M
Mom
B.B
Innocent Suffer
M.F
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Know That I Too
T
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
Wishful thinking
R.C
Agnosticism
S.W
Dream On
T.S
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
He is good
L.M.S
Verse City
D.P
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Who Knew
L.H
The Poet
S.D
The Soldier
A.C
Mr. Moon
J.E
Wreckless
S.B
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Introduction
M.R
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Shame is a word
T.M.B
The Preacher
I.K
My Nan
D.R
The Dopeness
Q.S
My Children
T.R.T
Forge Ahead
R.W
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Near Death Experience (9/8 meter)
S.D
Found
K.E
Trigger Warning
L
First Love
M.W
Auspice
E.S
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
Suppose
K.M
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
water & stones
P.M
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Losing My Son
K.E
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
In My Life
M.T
Just a girl
E.L
My Loneliness
G.B
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Pink Earrings
B.L
The Golden Galley
G.K
Yellow Rose
H
Shades Of Becoming
A.E

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