I was just wondering if poetry.com is reliable. I heard it from a friend. I also know that you are eligible for prizes and may also be published. Is this safe or not?
2007-11-29 11:42:55 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
http://www.eliteskills.com/writing_scams/poetry.com.scam.php Follow this link to read about Poetry.com. I don't think you will want to send them anything.
2007-11-29 14:24:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
*Sigh* Poetry.com is nothing more than a vanity publisher. Almost everything submitted is automatically a "semi-finalist" and you are offer an overpriced badly made poetry anthology for $60 bucks that you can buy. You can also pay $600 to go to one of their conventions to get a certificate...
Its a big scam.
2007-11-29 12:03:25 · answer #2 · answered by the_perpetual_student 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Total Scam! If you are going to buy into poetry.com, might as well replied to the spam you get about penis enlargement pills and send a check to that guy from the Ivory Coast.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetry.com
2007-11-29 11:48:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
poetry.com is a scam. They promise to publish your poems, but they only do so if you pay to get the book, and then its crowded onto a poorly made book. If you don't buy their book they keep sending you offers for books with your poem. All it is is to get money. It is a complete scam, do not fall for it. Everyone who sends in a poem is told that they've made it to the semi-finals and are going to be published.
2007-11-29 11:55:38 · answer #4 · answered by Aurum 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can rely on poetry.com to try and squeeze as much money as possible out of you. They are running a scam. No good poets have any respect for them.
2007-11-29 12:11:30 · answer #5 · answered by classmate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to say from experience that it is a total scam, and I will never trust them for the rest of my writings days. When I first wrote poetry, I sent a poem to them that had to be the worst one I ever wrote, and they tried to dupe me into buying a book with my poem in it.
Needless to say a true contest site would NEVER ask you to pay for your work, they would be paying, YOU.
2007-11-29 15:02:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi...log on to 'poetry scams.org.-another wake up is just to send a 'piece' in that has nothing but garbage in it...like "I think you are a scam, I am/ I am, I am,/If I should win with this/ Give hopeful hearts a kiss (goodby to dreams).
They can't be busted, because they deliver, for a price, shoddy product.
2007-11-29 18:06:49 · answer #7 · answered by frank j 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not sure.
you should check the website and out do research on it.
the website should have a number on it so you can call it and get more info on it.
2007-11-29 11:45:45 · answer #8 · answered by _ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
very confusing factor. do a search with google and yahoo. just that may help!
2015-04-29 17:25:16 · answer #9 · answered by James 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's very safe
a load of my peoms are one there, and most of them have won awards
2007-11-29 11:55:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋