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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

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

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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Closes: End of every calendar month.
Results: Within 7 days of closing.
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