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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

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

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