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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

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

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