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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

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

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