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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

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

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