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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

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

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