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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

Loving Mothers
M.M
Alexa Snooze
E.T
The Preacher
I.K
Losing My Son
K.E
Found
K.E
My Nan
D.R
Forge Ahead
R.W
Agnosticism
S.W
The Golden Galley
G.K
Afraid of the dark
A.O
Dream On
T.S
Ode to Parthenon
F.F
Conversations With Luna
A.L.L
Adult on the Monkey Bar (5 syllable meter)
C.W
Alive on This Earth
D.H
PANDORA'S BOX
L.A.L
The Dopeness
Q.S
Today
B.L
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t need anything
L.A.P
Suppose
K.M
Passing Moments
D.R.S
The Poet
S.D
Miracle of Malachy, my spirit animal
S.M.B
As He walks through Sea Pines
B.C
Depths of despair
T.A.N
Auspice
E.S
Wishful thinking
R.C
Trigger Warning
L
Lapis l’azzuri
B.R
My Children
T.R.T
The Poet and the Painter
C.M
I'm ready to go
V.P
Heart Beat
P.S
Fragmented
P.K.M
The rose
F.F
Ballad of the dead mind poet
B
At Home With My Eyes Closed
H.M
Shades Of Becoming
A.E
Guiding Wings
A.E
First Love
M.W
When I leave The Darkness
R.R
Begs of Forgiveness
K.F
Mom
B.B
The Soldier
A.C
Stand Against the Wind
P.E.W
The whispering of the leaves.
A.J.C
The Ultimate Religion?
N.S
Verse City
D.P
Mr. Moon
J.E
never be
C.F
Don't leave me Debt
R
Introduction
M.R
Who Knew
L.H
Untold Love
N.G
Pink Earrings
B.L
My Final Bow
L.K.L
My Best Poem
B.P.P
Tomorrow
M.A.K
Know That I Too
T
Waiting For The Statues To Move
W
Whispers of hope amidst oppressive darkness
A.N
My Loneliness
G.B
He is good
L.M.S
Shame is a word
T.M.B
In My Life
M.T
To Honor Us
G.B
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World)
A.C
Spanish Bluebells
K.H
Dripping Red
D.C
Just a girl
E.L
Proud Supporter
C.R.B.L
Love Encounters Fear
A.K
Innocent Suffer
M.F
Wreckless
S.B
George Floyd
C.T.P
Yellow Rose
H
Near Death Experience (9/8 meter)
S.D
water & stones
P.M

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