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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

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

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