Help Fight Poetry Scams
The History:It is believed by thousands of amateur poets that they have been exploited by the company known as the International Library of Poetry and its subsidiaries. The ILP and its subsidiaries wh... continue reading »
"its messed up i got a letter saying i had won and sent them money it sucks it sucks i just hope this helps others out bc i know that if u let them they wont just stop after one time dont use american poeties society"
"I am victim of a scam!!!! what can i do? City, State, or Country Mexico"
"Hope they get shut down and jailed and have to pay a large sum of money and know what it feels like to pay something for nothing and the phone number they give is not their number,I am glad I did not pay the 500.00 to go to a convention that is not going "
"I value my poetry, and find it appalling that someone could scam people in this manner, my poetry comes from within, I have read some of the poetry that was submitted and won, and I am sad that someone could profit in this manner.and use people for their "
"Amateur poets work hard to get started, and your sucking the funds out of them! Your making money at the expense of the art."
"I'm rather disapointed, after having had my poem reach the 'semi-final' state, just to find out it was all a scam."
"I submitted three poems to poetry.com - one was after I realized it was a scam, and was just some outrageous load of crap. It as well got accepted and I was again pronounced a wonderful poet. Again they tried to lull me into buying their merch I never bou"
"my poems are on that site, and i just found out about the scam City, State, or Country Elk Grove, CA, USA"
"Check out "www.usedinfo.com" for my experiences on anthologys City, State, or Country Arizona"
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"finding out that poetry.com is a scam hurt,it hurt bad I thought I really had something going on"
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"I haven't made any purchases from the ilp or any of its subsidiaries, but poetry.com keeps sending me forms in the mail to fill out for publication and other "special offers." This seems like a racket and I think all poets who have been burned should be h"
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"I was looking forward to the convention, but now all of my friends are warning me about it. I do believe it is a scam. City, State, or Country Santa Clarita, CA 91380"
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"DOWN WITH THE SCAMMERS, SHAME ON THEM! City, State, or Country USA"
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"They want me to fly to Washington D.C. pay for it, present my poetry, publish it, want me to buy the book, and the plaque, and membership fees, along with paying someone to Read my poem aloud since i'm "unable to attend" I am very disgusted. City, State,"
"Young aspiring poets like myself need to protect ourselves from these vile scams. City, State, or Country Spain"
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"I was so called "nominated" for the "poet of the year for 2002" for the Isp, and i think it is the biggest scam City, State, or Country Troy, Michigan, USA"
"they are using my poetry which is protected by copyright on their website and are not paying me for said use City, State, or Country powder springs,georgia USA"
"And I thought it was true,But now I say F**k poetry.com City, State, or Country Magic City"
"Will people ever stop taking advantage of others?? I was chosen as a semi-finalist a few weeks ago."
