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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

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

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