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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

Mom
B.B
Today
B.L
Wreckless
S.B
Empty
S.D
Divine Rising
A.E
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
I'm ready to go
V.P
Wishful thinking
R.C
Heart Beat
P.S
The Soldier
A.C
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Just a girl
E.L
Dream On
T.S
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Pink Earrings
B.L
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Introduction
M.R
The Preacher
I.K
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Auspice
E.S
Mr. Moon
J.E
Afraid of the dark
A.O
water & stones
P.M
He is good
L.M.S
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
My Children
T.R.T
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Forge Ahead
R.W
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Losing My Son
K.E
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Agnosticism
S.W
In My Life
M.T
never be
C.F
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Loving Mothers
M.M
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
The Dopeness
Q.S
The Poet
S.D
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Who Knew
L.H
Yellow Rose
H
First Love
M.W
Untold Love
N.G
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
The Golden Galley
G.K
Guiding Wings
A.E
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Trigger Warning
L
My Loneliness
G.B
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
Suppose
K.M
Know That I Too
T
Found
K.E
George Floyd
C.T.P
Alexa Snooze
E.T
To Honor Us
G.B
Verse City
D.P
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
The rose
F.F
Fragmented
P.K.M
The Gentle Light
S.M
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
Dripping Red
D.C
My Nan
D.R
Don't leave me Debt
R
  

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