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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

The Golden Galley
G.K
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
George Floyd
C.T.P
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Oh would that I....
J.P
Mom
B.B
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
From The Window
A.C.V
Untold Love
N.G
Dream On
T.S
To Honor Us
G.B
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
My Loneliness
G.B
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
The Soldier
A.C
Guiding Wings
A.E
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Play
B.K
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
Careless Whisper
D.Y
One world
H.H
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
The Preacher
I.K
water & stones
P.M
Passing Moments
D.R.S
My Nan
D.R
Pink Earrings
B.L
Who Knew
L.H
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
Found
K.E
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Today
B.L
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
Yellow Rose
H
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P
Dripping Red
D.C
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Gaza, From Far Away
C.A.E
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Healing
R
First Love
M.W
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
Competition
T.S
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
He is good
L.M.S
Full Moon Afterglow
T.M
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Don't leave me Debt
R
The Challenge
T.S
Trigger Warning
L
Suppose
K.M
Mr. Moon
J.E
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Just Another Day
T.J
Illumination All May Seek
J.W.G
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
never be
C.F
Wreckless
S.B
Know That I Too
T
Heart Beat
P.S
Fragmented
P.K.M
Introduction
M.R
Alliterate
J.A.L
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E
My Best Poem
B.P.P
My Children
T.R.T
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Auspice
E.S
March 11, 2019
J.R
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Black Ice
S.A
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
Sons of Insobriety - Our True Story
S.D
The Gentle Light
S.M
The Dopeness
Q.S
Divine Rising
A.E
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
Wishful thinking
R.C
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
Verse City
D.P
Just a girl
E.L
Just one
A.J
Loving Mothers
M.M
The Poet
S.D
I'm ready to go
V.P
Know Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Raindrops
M.P
In My Life
M.T
The rose
F.F
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Losing My Son
K.E
I suck at poems
F
Death
L.R
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
Agnosticism
S.W
Daisy
G.O
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
Tomorrow
M.A.K
"Who He Miss"
M.L
Forge Ahead
R.W

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 15 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 17 hours 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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Results: Within 7 days of closing.
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