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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

Suppose
K.M
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Passing Moments
D.R.S
The Challenge
T.S
My Children
T.R.T
Fragmented
P.K.M
never be
C.F
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
Careless Whisper
D.Y
Know That I Too
T
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
Depths of despair
T.A.N
My Nan
D.R
George Floyd
C.T.P
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Losing My Son
K.E
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
One world
H.H
March 11, 2019
J.R
Wreckless
S.B
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
Daisy
G.O
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
He is good
L.M.S
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
Just one
A.J
Black Ice
S.A
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
Just a girl
E.L
The Soldier
A.C
Raindrops
M.P
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
Forge Ahead
R.W
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Untold Love
N.G
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
From The Window
A.C.V
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
Pink Earrings
B.L
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Wishful thinking
R.C
The Poet
S.D
I'm ready to go
V.P
The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
Just Another Day
T.J
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
Dripping Red
D.C
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
Dream On
T.S
Healing
R
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J
Guiding Wings
A.E
Know Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
Introduction
M.R
In My Life
M.T
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Trigger Warning
L
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
Gaza, From Far Away
C.A.E
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Found
K.E
Agnosticism
S.W
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P
Play
B.K
Mom
B.B
First Love
M.W
Death
L.R
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
I suck at poems
F
Competition
T.S
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Oh would that I....
J.P
Don't leave me Debt
R
water & stones
P.M
The rose
F.F
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
Loving Mothers
M.M
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Today
B.L
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
My Loneliness
G.B
Who Knew
L.H
To Honor Us
G.B
Verse City
D.P
The Golden Galley
G.K
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Heart Beat
P.S
The Dopeness
Q.S
Sons of Insobriety - Our True Story
S.D
The Gentle Light
S.M
Divine Rising
A.E
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
The Preacher
I.K
Illumination All May Seek
J.W.G
Yellow Rose
H
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Auspice
E.S
Mr. Moon
J.E
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Alliterate
J.A.L
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Full Moon Afterglow
T.M
"Who He Miss"
M.L
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E

Share your thoughts about the May 2024 Contest with the community:

3 Comments
  • jn.selvadurai
    All the best to this month’s contestants. Enjoy the poetic experience.
    LikeReply 16 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 18 hours ago
  • rinat
    A warm welcome to all the nominees of our May 2024 contest! Whether you're a seasoned member or a fresh face joining our poetic community, we're thrilled to have you here. Happy writing, and best of luck to each and every one of you! 
    LikeReply 37 days ago

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Closes: End of every calendar month.
Results: Within 7 days of closing.
Entry fee: 25 USD.
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