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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

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

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.
    LikeReply3 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply5 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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