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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

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

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