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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 Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E
Losing My Son
K.E
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
The Games People Play
S.E
"Who He Miss"
M.L
One world
H.H
Trigger Warning
L
Depths of despair
T.A.N
The rose
F.F
The Preacher
I.K
Don't leave me Debt
R
Know That I Too
T
I suck at poems
F
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
Afraid of the dark
A.O
water & stones
P.M
My Loneliness
G.B
Divine Rising
A.E
Death
L.R
Just Another Day
T.J
Sons of Insobriety
S.D
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Wishful thinking
R.C
Who Knew
L.H
To Honor Us
G.B
Fragmented
P.K.M
George Floyd
C.T.P
A Silent Litany
S.E
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Mom
B.B
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
From The Window
A.C.V
He is good
L.M.S
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Pink Earrings
B.L
Untold Love
N.G
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Play
B.K
First Love
M.W
Healing
R
Careless Whisper
D.Y
Full Moon Afterglow
T.M
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Gaza, From Far Away
C.A.E
My Children
T.R.T
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
Found
K.E
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Black Ice
S.A
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
Alliterate
J.A.L
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
Seasons Speaking
G.C
Birth Mother
S.L.R
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
My Nan
D.R
The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
Freedom
M.D
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
The Gentle Light
S.M
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
Wreckless
S.B
Competition
T.S
In My Life
M.T
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
Dream On
T.S
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Oh would that I....
J.P
Heart Beat
P.S
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Today
B.L
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
Illumination All May Seek
J.W.G
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
My Final Bow
L.K.L
I'm ready to go
V.P
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
The body
E.N
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Suppose
K.M
The Soldier
A.C
Forge Ahead
R.W
Raindrops
M.P
Yellow Rose
H
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Dripping Red
D.C
The Dopeness
Q.S
The Challenge
T.S
The Golden Galley
G.K
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
Guiding Wings
A.E
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Mr. Moon
J.E
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
never be
C.F
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Just one
A.J
The Poet
S.D
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Daisy
G.O
March 11, 2019
J.R
Auspice
E.S
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Agnosticism
S.W
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
No Words
S.E
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
Verse City
D.P
Loving Mothers
M.M
Just a girl
E.L
Lost My Way
L.M.W
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Introduction
M.R
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J
 

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 11 day ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 11 day 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 38 days ago

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Opens: 1st of every calendar month.
Closes: End of every calendar month.
Results: Within 7 days of closing.
Entry fee: 25 USD.
Max. participants: 150 entries.
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