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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

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

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