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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

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

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