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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

Death
L.R
Agnosticism
S.W
Heart Beat
P.S
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Don't leave me Debt
R
To Honor Us
G.B
He is good
L.M.S
Illumination All May Seek
J.W.G
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Wishful thinking
R.C
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E
Guiding Wings
A.E
The Gentle Light
S.M
March 11, 2019
J.R
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Lost My Way
L.M.W
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Healing
R
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
The Soldier
A.C
Trigger Warning
L
Shame is a word
T.M.B
The Golden Galley
G.K
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Dream On
T.S
The Challenge
T.S
Birth Mother
S.L.R
Just one
A.J
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
The body
E.N
One world
H.H
Pink Earrings
B.L
Know That I Too
T
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
In My Life
M.T
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
I'm ready to go
V.P
Loving Mothers
M.M
The Dopeness
Q.S
Who Knew
L.H
Divine Rising
A.E
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
A Silent Litany
S.E
Auspice
E.S
Yellow Rose
H
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
water & stones
P.M
George Floyd
C.T.P
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Gaza, From Far Away
C.A.E
Alliterate
J.A.L
Mom
B.B
"Who He Miss"
M.L
Today
B.L
My Nan
D.R
Dripping Red
D.C
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
Raindrops
M.P
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
Careless Whisper
D.Y
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Full Moon Afterglow
T.M
Afraid of the dark
A.O
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
The Games People Play
S.E
Seasons Speaking
G.C
Losing My Son
K.E
Daisy
G.O
Oh would that I....
J.P
Verse City
D.P
From The Window
A.C.V
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Untold Love
N.G
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Introduction
M.R
The Kids Have Questions
F.G
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Competition
T.S
Suppose
K.M
Freedom
M.D
The rose
F.F
No Words
S.E
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
The Preacher
I.K
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
Fragmented
P.K.M
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P
Mr. Moon
J.E
Just Another Day
T.J
The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
First Love
M.W
Passing Moments
D.R.S
never be
C.F
Forge Ahead
R.W
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Just a girl
E.L
Wreckless
S.B
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
My Loneliness
G.B
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Found
K.E
Black Ice
S.A
Know Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
Play
B.K
I suck at poems
F
The Poet
S.D
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
My Children
T.R.T
Sons of Insobriety
S.D
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P

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 11 day ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 11 day 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 38 days ago

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Opens: 1st of every calendar month.
Closes: End of every calendar month.
Results: Within 7 days of closing.
Entry fee: 25 USD.
Max. participants: 150 entries.
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Third Place Badge + 200
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