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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

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

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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Results: Within 7 days of closing.
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