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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

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

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