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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

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

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