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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

never be
C.F
Full Moon Afterglow
T.M
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
Healing
R
Just Another Day
T.J
The Soldier
A.C
Wishful thinking
R.C
The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
Today
B.L
Careless Whisper
D.Y
My Final Bow
L.K.L
One world
H.H
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E
My Children
T.R.T
Dripping Red
D.C
George Floyd
C.T.P
Untold Love
N.G
Tomorrow
M.A.K
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Lost My Way
L.M.W
Don't leave me Debt
R
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Just a girl
E.L
Illumination All May Seek
J.W.G
"Who He Miss"
M.L
Pink Earrings
B.L
Raindrops
M.P
March 11, 2019
J.R
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Losing My Son
K.E
The Dopeness
Q.S
I suck at poems
F
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
A Silent Litany
S.E
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
Gaza, From Far Away
C.A.E
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
No Words
S.E
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
The Preacher
I.K
The Golden Galley
G.K
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Verse City
D.P
The Poet
S.D
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
The rose
F.F
My Loneliness
G.B
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Wreckless
S.B
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Black Ice
S.A
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Heart Beat
P.S
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
Who Knew
L.H
Seasons Speaking
G.C
Guiding Wings
A.E
The Games People Play
S.E
Just one
A.J
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
From The Window
A.C.V
First Love
M.W
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Alliterate
J.A.L
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
water & stones
P.M
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Divine Rising
A.E
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Mr. Moon
J.E
Agnosticism
S.W
My Best Poem
B.P.P
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
Found
K.E
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
Oh would that I....
J.P
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Mom
B.B
Suppose
K.M
In My Life
M.T
Competition
T.S
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P
Dream On
T.S
Fragmented
P.K.M
The Gentle Light
S.M
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
He is good
L.M.S
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Forge Ahead
R.W
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Death
L.R
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
Auspice
E.S
I'm ready to go
V.P
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Trigger Warning
L
Yellow Rose
H
Loving Mothers
M.M
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
The Challenge
T.S
To Honor Us
G.B
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
Know Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
Know That I Too
T
Sons of Insobriety
S.D
Introduction
M.R
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
My Nan
D.R
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
Play
B.K
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Daisy
G.O
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
 

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 117 hours ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 119 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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Opens: 1st of every calendar month.
Closes: End of every calendar month.
Results: Within 7 days of closing.
Entry fee: 25 USD.
Max. participants: 150 entries.
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Third Place Badge + 200
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