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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

Tomorrow
M.A.K
never be
C.F
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Introduction
M.R
Alive on This Earth
D.H
The Soldier
A.C
In My Life
M.T
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Mom
B.B
Guiding Wings
A.E
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
First Love
M.W
Who Knew
L.H
Lonely and Insecure
S.D
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Dripping Red
D.C
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Know That I Too
T
Suppose
K.M
He is good
L.M.S
The Preacher
I.K
My Children
T.R.T
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Losing My Son
K.E
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
The Golden Galley
G.K
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Wreckless
S.B
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
The Dopeness
Q.S
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Don't leave me Debt
R
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Fragmented
P.K.M
My Loneliness
G.B
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Untold Love
N.G
Yellow Rose
H
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Found
K.E
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
The rose
F.F
Trigger Warning
L
Wishful thinking
R.C
Near Death Experience (9/8 meter)
S.D
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
My Final Bow
L.K.L
My Nan
D.R
Mr. Moon
J.E
To Honor Us
G.B
water & stones
P.M
Pink Earrings
B.L
Auspice
E.S
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
I'm ready to go
V.P
Verse City
D.P
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Forge Ahead
R.W
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
George Floyd
C.T.P
Loving Mothers
M.M
Heart Beat
P.S
Dream On
T.S
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Agnosticism
S.W

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