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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

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

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