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

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