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

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