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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

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

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