Contest »

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 Soldier
A.C
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
The Poet
S.D
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Verse City
D.P
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
He is good
L.M.S
First Love
M.W
In My Life
M.T
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
My Nan
D.R
Near Death Experience (9/8 meter)
S.D
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
Yellow Rose
H
Suppose
K.M
Trigger Warning
L
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Mr. Moon
J.E
I'm ready to go
V.P
Passing Moments
D.R.S
George Floyd
C.T.P
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Know That I Too
T
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Losing My Son
K.E
Loving Mothers
M.M
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
My Loneliness
G.B
Heart Beat
P.S
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Wishful thinking
R.C
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
never be
C.F
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
My Children
T.R.T
Guiding Wings
A.E
Shame is a word
T.M.B
The Preacher
I.K
Wreckless
S.B
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Untold Love
N.G
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Dripping Red
D.C
Who Knew
L.H
Dream On
T.S
The Golden Galley
G.K
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
The rose
F.F
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
Forge Ahead
R.W
My Best Poem
B.P.P
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Agnosticism
S.W
Auspice
E.S
water & stones
P.M
Don't leave me Debt
R
The Dopeness
Q.S
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
Found
K.E
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Introduction
M.R
My Final Bow
L.K.L
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Mom
B.B
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Pink Earrings
B.L
Fragmented
P.K.M
To Honor Us
G.B

Share your thoughts about the May 2024 Contest with the community:

0 Comments

    Enter the competition

    Submit your best poem to the contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and gain worldwide recognition for your talent!


    Our monthly contest

    In a nutshell…

    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.
    Prizes:
    First Place Badge + 500
    Second Place Badge + 300
    Third Place Badge + 200
    5 Runners-up Personalized Mug
    POTY Badge + 1,000

    May 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    13
    days
    23
    hours
    30
    minutes
    75 entries submitted — 75 remaining

    Archive

    Previous Contests

    Here are direct links to our previous contests' summary pages.

     What people are saying

    “Thank you for the wonderful gift that I received as a runner up for the January contest. The competition has inspired me to go and get my collection of poetry that I have written for my family — you are an amazing group!”

    Janette Marais, South Africa

     Worldwide Recognition

    We’re delighted to announce that we've been named one of best writing contests for 2022 and 2023 by Reedsy!

    Reedsy Best Writing Contests 2022 Reedsy Best Writing Contests 2023

    Our awesome collection of

    Promoted Poems

    »