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 »
"It just doesn't seem ethical at all! Our submitted poetry is supposed to have copyrights when submitted, thus we should be entitled to free merchandise and royalties for all books our poems are published in. City, State, or Country NH, USA"
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"Poetry.com is scamming from the dreams of writers everywhere ans should be stopped!!! City, State, or Country Canada"
"Good God, that's terrible! City, State, or Country Arizona"
"I have approximately 54 poems on poetry.com and everything you have said is correct, I purchased one of those plaques and paid over $40 never received it. I have been entered as a semi finalist at least 50 times. I have never heard of anyone winning. City"
"they need to be stopped City, State, or Country Claremont CA USA"
"I take my work seriously and I believe they should too!"
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"Too many submissions and nothing in return City, State, or Country Clearwater Florida"
"I think that its things like this that anger young americans and make then do the things they do to get them into trouble. I myself entered in poetry.com and now find it stupid that i didnt look into it befor i did. it really hurts me to know that i got a"
"Look at this: http://poetrynotcom.tripod.com/ City, State, or Country Ellicott City, MD"
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"I would like a $90 refund from them City, State, or Country UK"
"no one should ever be exploited in any way it is particularly nasty to steal the work of anothers mind and heart. City, State, or Country Sauble Beach Ontario, Canada"
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"How About Some Royalties? City, State, or Country California, United States"
"if you like music you have to like poetry because poetry is where the music comes from City, State, or Country arcadia kansas"
"Never, never , NEVER pay someone else to see your own poetry in print! The anthologies won't be seen by anyone else other than the rest of the people who fell for the scam. City, State, or Country Duluth, Minnesota"
"I was really excited when I received an email telling me that I had been shortlisted. I decided to do an internet search and found this site. I feel really stupid, especially after telling my husband!"
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"Appalling response to complaint e-mails"
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"I have been looking for something like this. I am one of those who lost money to them. Thank-You! City, State, or Country Opasatika, Ontario, Canada."
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