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#77718 - 07/26/05 03:32 AM
Poetry.com
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Does anyone here participate in the www.poetry.com contests? There are cash prizes and poems are sometimes published in anthologies. You retain the right to publish in other publications, however. One does not have to purchase an anthology when her poem is published by Poetry.com Regards, BB
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#77720 - 07/25/05 04:23 PM
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I've read different experiences and most of them say poetry.com is misleading! They offer you an award, the chance to present your poem in public at the convention which is very costly, etc. They offer to frame ypur poem in a beautiful keepsake frame, etc, but you have to pay for it all. I sent a few poems to them, but have been unable to get any of the books in which they were printed. Then, the only ones who basically know and request the anthologies are ogher poets whose work appears in it. And they are costly.
I thank God I didn't get to spend no money on them! But they do get your hopes very high!! So be very careful and do your homework before you put your trust in them!
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#77723 - 07/25/05 08:36 PM
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Thanks for the warning. I know several people who have submitted poems to that site, but they had no complaints about it. I did wonder about one poem which was written in English by a person whose primary language was not English. The poem did not make sense to me, but he said it was published. He did receive the book he ordered. I do like to go out there and read some of the poetry, however.
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#77724 - 07/25/05 09:51 PM
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There have been more warnings issued about Poetry.com than ANY OTHER comparable entity. One of the biggest and best known scams around. When in doubt about a particular publisher or agent or contract issues, check it out with one of the "watchdog" entities - best ones I know of is (as you all know!!) Preditors & Editors AND Writers Beware. There are lots of others. http://sfwa.org/beware/general.html#PoetryIf you scroll down this page from the Writers Beware website until you get to the paragraph on Poetry.com you can get the "scoop" !
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#77725 - 07/26/05 12:47 AM
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Thank you, Pam. I did read the warning site. Poetry.com does have some good information and interesting reading there, however.
I did notice that not all the poetry is good quality. But I had the impression that only the really good stuff got published by them.
Well, maybe my post along with all your replies can serve as a warning to others to be cautious. I will pass the info along.
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