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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

Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Passing Moments
D.R.S
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Don't leave me Debt
R
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
First Love
M.W
Wreckless
S.B
The Preacher
I.K
Pink Earrings
B.L
Agnosticism
S.W
Found
K.E
My Children
T.R.T
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Today
B.L
Who Knew
L.H
Divine Rising
A.E
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Afraid of the dark
A.O
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Mom
B.B
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
The Golden Galley
G.K
Just a girl
E.L
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Untold Love
N.G
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
My Loneliness
G.B
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Shame is a word
T.M.B
The Gentle Light
S.M
never be
C.F
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
George Floyd
C.T.P
The Soldier
A.C
The rose
F.F
water & stones
P.M
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Guiding Wings
A.E
He is good
L.M.S
Fragmented
P.K.M
To Honor Us
G.B
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
I'm ready to go
V.P
Loving Mothers
M.M
Auspice
E.S
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Introduction
M.R
Verse City
D.P
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Yellow Rose
H
Know That I Too
T
Mr. Moon
J.E
Wishful thinking
R.C
My Nan
D.R
Losing My Son
K.E
Empty
S.D
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
The Poet
S.D
Dripping Red
D.C
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
The Dopeness
Q.S
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
Heart Beat
P.S
Dream On
T.S
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Forge Ahead
R.W
In My Life
M.T
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Suppose
K.M
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Trigger Warning
L
  

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