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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

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

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