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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

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

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