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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

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

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 11 day ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 11 day 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 38 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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