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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

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

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