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Poetry.com Contest Summary & Results

Congratulations to the winners of the Poetry.com October 2022 monthly contest. There were 136 poems submitted to the contest — thank you to everyone who entered and participated!

Winners By popular vote



Runners-up



Nominees By random order

 

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7 Comments
  • JokerGem
    This may not always be the case but it seems only a third of the participants are reading all the entries, so perhaps many votes are going absent.
    LikeReply1 year ago
  • lovingempath
    Congratulations everyone! There were a few gems in this grouping of poems that I don't think were recognized for the beautiful pieces they are. And that isn't to take anything away from the winners...all very deserving! If it were up to me, I'd probably give out at least 10 1st place prizes. I guess it's a good thing it's 'not up to me' :). Very hard month for judging! I had to stop reading several times, due to the heavy emotional impact and tears blinding me. 
    LikeReply 11 year ago
    • lovingempath
      p.s. Thank you very much for the mug! :). They are beautiful and mean a lot to me.
      LikeReply 11 year ago
  • FLi
    Hi everyone, is there someone here who happens to be from the Philippines? I need help on how to push through with the payment using my debit card for my submission please. I kept getting an error message and I'm kinda lost on what to do. 
    LikeReply1 year ago
    • lovingempath
      Hi Francelle...I'm not sure if you've received an answer yet, but I'm wondering if you have tried the links at the bottom of this page. It might get you a little closer to an answer...if nobody from the Philippines jumps in with an answer soon. Best of luck to you! 
      LikeReply 11 year ago
    • FLi
      Hi, thanks a lot for your well appreciated response. I tried everything I can, but as of now, I'm still stuck in a certain page and I still couldn't push through with my payment. If I won't be able to make it work, I might just borrow a card from someone I know. 
      LikeReply 11 year ago
    • lovingempath
      If nothing else works out, and if it's allowed...I would pay your entry fee. One of those 'pay ahead' things (hoping someone does the same for me in the future).. But if you win and leave me in the dust...I may regret this :). Let me know if I can do this ASAP. 
      LikeReply 21 year ago
    • FLi
      Hi, grateful for your one of a kind gesture in terms of offering me a helping hand. I did appreciate it a lot. But glad to say, I was able to ask help from my older sister regarding this matter. In that case, my poem is now included for this month's competition and I'm quite excited to read all the entries. Hope you'll remain the nice person you already are. The world needs more of you. Thank you so much again. :) 
      LikeReply 21 year ago
  • FLi
    Wishing everyone the best of luck!
    LikeReply 21 year ago
  • lovingempath
    I think I'm more curious than ever, to see what words are hidden behind these brilliant titles! Good luck everyone! Cheers!! :)
    LikeReply 51 year ago
  • hardy_w
    Sending well wishes to everyone that entered I believe poetry comes from emotions that we are dealing with or emotions we haven't deal with good luck to everyone!
    LikeReply 41 year ago
  • smcgrath13
    I just wanted to let everyone know I read all the poems, but I really enjoyed the ones about the frog and scarecrow, as well as my submission. Good luck everyone.
    LikeReply 21 year ago
    • Estateofcreative
      how did you read them already? It's just titles right now. Am I missing a link?
      LikeReply1 year ago
    • lovingempath
      I'm guessing this member is talking about last month's entries. There were 'Frog' and 'Scarecrow' entries (both excellent in my opinion :)
      LikeReply 21 year ago

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