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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

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

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 18 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 110 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.
Entry fee: 25 USD.
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