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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

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

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.
    LikeReply2 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply4 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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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.
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