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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

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

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