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 »
"They scammed me into four anthologies, one sound recording, invited me to three reading conventions. Promised a super lump sum of cash from a "seperate contest" and promised a bunch of mumbo jumbo prizes even if I could'nt attend and read. None of it has "
"Go to Poetry.com website and under Anne Robinson, there is a poem entitled Buyer Beware. So far, poetry.com hasn't discovered its message - about their scam City, State, or Country USA"
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"They've tried this on me too. Shame on you!!! City, State, or Country Southfield, MI US"
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"this is a mean scam and should be fought against with all our force!"
"They have defiled my artwork beyond imagination"
"What a rip off City, State, or Country normal,IL"
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"True Poetry, is it's own reward! The Heart, Not The Pen! City, State, or Country Eagle Lake, TX"
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"I am an amatuer poet who has submitted poetry to poetry.com, this angers me because I trusted them! City, State, or Country New Zealand"
"I hope we can get those scams solved! I just recently had a poem published by poetry.com and that would really tick me off."
"They are shameless, incessantly shameless, and a stain on American organizations. City, State, or Country USA"
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"I'm 14, and was very angered when I found out that it was a scam. City, State, or Country Bellingham, WA"
"I received the same letter. I entered this contest in hopes of getting money for graduate school. It was very disappointing to find out that this was a scam. The International Society of Poets is doing a great disservice to all. City, State, or Country Ba"
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"Saddened...and disappointed City, State, or Country Baker, FL."
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"I always wondered if it was a scam, but how can a poem I wrote two years ago, is now coming out in 2003 spring addition? When it said it came out in some fall book two years ago? I just wrote a bunch or crap down and they published that as well! City, Sta"
"Poetry.com has a contest to supposedly help raise money for the Montel Williams MS Foundation. I have e-mailed this organization to alert them to the fact that they are dealing with an unscrupulous group. I believe Mr. Williams is a very respectable perso"
"I'm still trying to get a poem removed from their site. City, State, or Country Indiana, USA"
