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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

My Children
T.R.T
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
Dream On
T.S
George Floyd
C.T.P
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
Competition
T.S
Heart Beat
P.S
Auspice
E.S
Introduction
M.R
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
Raindrops
M.P
Divine Rising
A.E
Oh would that I....
J.P
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Agnosticism
S.W
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
Death
L.R
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Play
B.K
Healing
R
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
Know Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
Lost My Way
L.M.W
March 11, 2019
J.R
Untold Love
N.G
Loving Mothers
M.M
The Preacher
I.K
Trigger Warning
L
My Final Bow
L.K.L
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
The Gentle Light
S.M
Just a girl
E.L
Gaza, From Far Away
C.A.E
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
Pink Earrings
B.L
Careless Whisper
D.Y
The Dopeness
Q.S
Dripping Red
D.C
Fragmented
P.K.M
The Golden Galley
G.K
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
Don't leave me Debt
R
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
Daisy
G.O
The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
The Soldier
A.C
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Verse City
D.P
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
I suck at poems
F
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
One world
H.H
Wreckless
S.B
I'm ready to go
V.P
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Afraid of the dark
A.O
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
From The Window
A.C.V
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Guiding Wings
A.E
My Nan
D.R
water & stones
P.M
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Yellow Rose
H
Sons of Insobriety - Our True Story
S.D
Forge Ahead
R.W
In My Life
M.T
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Wishful thinking
R.C
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
He is good
L.M.S
Just Another Day
T.J
Illumination All May Seek
J.W.G
Black Ice
S.A
Know That I Too
T
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
First Love
M.W
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
Suppose
K.M
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
The Poet
S.D
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
Full Moon Afterglow
T.M
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
My Loneliness
G.B
Today
B.L
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Losing My Son
K.E
The Challenge
T.S
Found
K.E
To Honor Us
G.B
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Mom
B.B
Mr. Moon
J.E
never be
C.F
Who Knew
L.H
"Who He Miss"
M.L
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J
Alliterate
J.A.L
Alexa Snooze
E.T
The rose
F.F
Just one
A.J
Waiting For The Statues To Move
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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 112 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 114 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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