Poetry.com is a SCAM

[Fragglemuppet]

I'm sorry Cooked Sashimi, but you misunderstood. It was because she put off following up on the "offer" that she found out it was a scam and saved the money, which was definately a good thing.
That's a good idea! Is it posible to submit any of your work to a local paper or magazine? I also read the poem, and I love it and your motivation behind it. But did you rully need a reason to be thinking of Richard? *wink*
My advice is to let your work be seen by those you know will pay due attention to it, and never mind what other people have to say.

 

[AndyWan Kenobi]

I submitted a poem once, because I think submitting one allowed me to enter some other contest online. This, in itself, was a tip-off. I've been steadily ignoring their emails since. I think I allowed them to publish the poem in one of their anthologies, but I haven't shelled out any money for one.

Thanks for the info--I hope more people read this and save themselves the trouble.

 

[ReneeLouvier]

cooked sashmi: I didn't pay for anything, not because I realized it was a scam, it was because I kept losing the stupid letters they were sending me. It was only when I got the latest letter, asking about coming to a Convention in Las Vegas, and seeing the OUTRAGOUS prices for it. ($595 for the poet, $495 for each guest. Unless you were under 18 then your guests were only $295.) Seeing THAT letter, raised a few red flags in my mind, so I searched it out, and what I've told you is what I've found.

AndyWan Kenobi: Oh, did you pay for one of their anthologies then? Cause if you don't....they won't publish it in it. (From what I've heard at least.)

 

[Don'tLiveonMoon]

Yeah, I've entered their contests before but luckily didn't lose any money on it because I didn't buy the book. I got the convention invitation too, but I don't have that kind of money anyway, especially for such an irreputable organization. It's really a shame that they take so many people in like that...
Erin

 

[Don'tLiveonMoon]

[/B]Oh, did you pay for one of their anthologies then? Cause if you don't....they won't publish it in it. (From what I've heard at least.)

Supposedly I was published in an anthology too, but there's a good chance you're right about not getting in if you don't pay. After all, how can you check on it if you don't buy a copy? Though they need to fill the books so maybe they do publish the other poems anyway if not enough people buy the anthology.
Erin

 

[Fozzie Bear]

They are a scam, preying on other peoples' intelligence and creativity to make a book they can sell without paying you anything. If they were NOT a scam then they would have offered a book to each person who submitted to them--instead they want you to buy a copy.

 

[AndyWan Kenobi]

Oh, maybe I'm not in the book anyway. That's cool by me, though. At some point I hope to publish an anthology of my own--I've got about 120 poems around here somewhere...

 

[Sgt Floyd]

Awww, *hugs* the poem was very good. Its such a shame there are those dishonest scam sites out there