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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

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

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