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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

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

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.
    LikeReply1 hour ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply3 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 36 days ago

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