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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

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

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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