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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

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

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