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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

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

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