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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

Know That I Too
T
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Spread All the Love You’re Capable Of
J.P
Gaza, From Far Away
C.A.E
Pink Earrings
B.L
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
A Quick Game
J.R
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Mr. Moon
J.E
Agnosticism
S.W
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Know Thy Worth
K.F.(.F
I'm ready to go
V.P
Yellow Rose
H
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Guiding Wings
A.E
My Love by Joseph Boayue (Joseph.boayue@potomac.edu)
J.B
Verse City
D.P
George Floyd
C.T.P
Crash and Burnout
S.M
No Words
S.E
Play
B.K
Drunk Thoughts
S.P
The rose
F.F
Death
L.R
Deliverance, finding love in one’s old age
S.M.B
Auspice
E.S
A Talk With My Father Above
L.H
A Love Story or The End of the World
A.E
He is good
L.M.S
Competition
T.S
Temptations of thought
F.X.H.I
Trigger Warning
L
The body
E.N
Untold Love
N.G
Suppose
K.M
A Father’s Day Poem
J.W.M
A Silent Litany
S.E
The Essence Of Love
T.L.P
Freedom
M.D
My Children
T.R.T
Alexa Snooze
E.T
Why I love Billie
E.E
Alive on This Earth
D.H
Fragmented
P.K.M
Full Moon Afterglow
T.M
Guadalupe
F.X.H.I
Passing Moments
D.R.S
The Preacher
I.K
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Wreckless
S.B
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Illumination All May Seek
J.W.G
Death
L.R
Introduction
M.R
Shame is a word
T.M.B
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
Muffled Cries
E.A.O.M
In My Life
M.T
Heart Beat
P.S
never be
C.F
Dream On
T.S
First Love
M.W
Who Knew
L.H
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Good Morning Sunshine
L.H
The lonely man of 65.
A.J.C
Don't leave me Debt
R
Forge Ahead
R.W
Loving Mothers
M.M
Crying Child by Prithvi Datta [from the UK]
P.D
Time Machine
J.A.L
Into Me You See..Intimacy
C
Healing
R
The Dopeness
Q.S
Daisy
G.O
The Kids Have Questions
F.G
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
Cat and Dog
J.M.H
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Today
B.L
The Poet
S.D
In the Quiet I Sit, but it's So Loud
T.J
Careless Whisper
D.Y
Sons of Insobriety
S.D
Found
K.E
Buddhist Tendencies
J.S
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Blind Hope
E.E
The Golden Galley
G.K
From The Window
A.C.V
Hazel
A.L.M.C.A
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
Lost My Way
L.M.W
Birth Mother
S.L.R
Seasons Speaking
G.C
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
The Challenge
T.S
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Just one
A.J
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
Seems Like Only Yesterday
C.R
My Final Bow
L.K.L
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Raindrops
M.P
Losing My Son
K.E
DIAMONDS
D.E.M
Divine Rising
A.E
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
The Games People Play
S.E
"Who He Miss"
M.L
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
Wishful thinking
R.C
The Gentle Light
S.M
My Nan
D.R
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
Oh would that I....
J.P
Just Another Day
T.J
One world
H.H
Already Gone
K.K
The Soldier
A.C
water & stones
P.M
Deep Relationships -by Dorothy Rose Forgione
D.R.F
I suck at poems
F
Dripping Red
D.C
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
The Fundamental Pride Flag
J.H
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
To Honor Us
G.B
My Loneliness
G.B
Just a girl
E.L
Black Ice
S.A
Mom
B.B
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
March 11, 2019
J.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 12 days ago
  • Lacey,J
    good luck to all
    LikeReply 12 days 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 39 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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Second Place Badge + 300
Third Place Badge + 200
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