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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

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

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