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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

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

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