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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

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

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 111 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 113 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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Closes: End of every calendar month.
Results: Within 7 days of closing.
Entry fee: 25 USD.
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