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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 Poet
S.D
First Love
M.W
Losing My Son
K.E
Loving Mothers
M.M
Who Knew
L.H
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Dripping Red
D.C
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
Shame is a word
T.M.B
Found
K.E
never be
C.F
Agnosticism
S.W
Untold Love
N.G
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
water & stones
P.M
Empty
S.D
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Know That I Too
T
The Gentle Light
S.M
The Soldier
A.C
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
Mom
B.B
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Fragmented
P.K.M
He is good
L.M.S
Don't leave me Debt
R
I'm ready to go
V.P
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
In My Life
M.T
Introduction
M.R
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Just a girl
E.L
Pink Earrings
B.L
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
Dream On
T.S
My Final Bow
L.K.L
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Alive on This Earth
D.H
My Loneliness
G.B
Yellow Rose
H
Passing Moments
D.R.S
Mr. Moon
J.E
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
George Floyd
C.T.P
The Dopeness
Q.S
To Honor Us
G.B
Trigger Warning
L
Verse City
D.P
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Today
B.L
The rose
F.F
Divine Rising
A.E
Heart Beat
P.S
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
The Golden Galley
G.K
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Afraid of the dark
A.O
My Nan
D.R
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Wreckless
S.B
Wishful thinking
R.C
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
Auspice
E.S
My Children
T.R.T
Guiding Wings
A.E
Forge Ahead
R.W
The Preacher
I.K
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Suppose
K.M
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
My Best Poem
B.P.P
  

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