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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

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

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