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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

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

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