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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

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

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