Writing Poetry.com ?

[Sui Generis]

[COLOR=DarkGreen]Hey,

Well I figured this was as good of a place to ask this question as anywhere else so I put it here. Lol

Anyways I was wondering if anyone knows if poetry.com is really a trustworthy place or if its just one giant scam. I sent a poem in there for the heck of it and I just recieved something saying I'm entered into the Semi-finals and that I can be published in a collection entitled [i]Eternity[/i]

I find this highly doubtful because I don't really think my work is good enough for publication and this sounds too good to be true. I think you'll agree


[i]Silence

Where have I gone,
where have I been?
What do I show,
what do I need?

How do I break the silence within.

I've faught the pain,
faught the storm,
beat the sadness,
beat the rain.

But how do I tear this silence?

We've tested the limits,
found the happiness,
followed the road,
followed our hearts>

You are how I destroy the silence.[/i]

Now I think you agree with me, its not publication worthy, so am I just being scammed here?
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[Balmon]

[QUOTE=Lalaith Ril][COLOR=DarkGreen]Hey,

Well I figured this was as good of a place to ask this question as anywhere else so I put it here. Lol

Anyways I was wondering if anyone knows if poetry.com is really a trustworthy place or if its just one giant scam. I sent a poem in there for the heck of it and I just recieved something saying I'm entered into the Semi-finals and that I can be published in a collection entitled [i]Eternity[/i]

I find this highly doubtful because I don't really think my work is good enough for publication and this sounds too good to be true. I think you'll agree


[i]Silence

Where have I gone,
where have I been?
What do I show,
what do I need?

How do I break the silence within.

I've faught the pain,
faught the storm,
beat the sadness,
beat the rain.

But how do I tear this silence?

We've tested the limits,
found the happiness,
followed the road,
followed our hearts>

You are how I destroy the silence.[/i]

Now I think you agree with me, its not publication worthy, so am I just being scammed here?
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The poem is nice - however - it's basically just a publishing service for amateurs. My roommate - who's not an experienced poet - did it as a joke. He won some poetry competition on there. Sorry to burst a possibly growing bubble... it's definitely a semi-lie.

[DetectiveMikeRS]

I was told the same thing, only I was told too that I had to be in Philidelphia for an award of a silver bowl. My girlfriend looked at the signature and since she takes a lot of computer classes said it was a fake signature and it must a scam. Sure enough all my emails to site saying I don't know if I want my poem published are returned as well as the regular mail. I wouldn't trust it.

[Sui Generis]

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Hey thanks y'all. Honestly I didn't really expect anything less than what you said, I figured it was a scam. I know I'm really not a good writer and the simple fact is there is no way I'd be published so I laughed at it.

Well thanks again.[/color]

[Dead Alice]

I hate poetry.com. I've gotten tons of those notices. If you want a nice site that will feature your poetry and actually let others comment on it (and not scam you), try creative-poems.com. (and it's free!)

[DetectiveMikeRS]

Don't trust famousepoets.com either, I sent my first song there and it got put in a book, but I'm still waiting for it, and I got my girlfriend a copy of it since the song is for her and it's one of my Christmas gifts to her. If I don't get it that's 200 dollars down the drain, and I'll call Help Me Hank from 7 news.\


I'd suggest [url]www.fictionpress.com[/url] they're not the best, but they're good, I like them at least.

And since fanfiction isn't allowed there, use [url]www.fanfiction.net[/url] for those. I like fictionpress better but for fanfiction it works for me. Just my opinions.

[Sara]

[size=1]What Balmon said. I sent something in as a joke, and they're still sending me notices asking me to order a book. Which, while flattering, isn't worth my money. *laughs softly*

It's also strange, because my poem was extremely lighthearted, and it would seem very out-of-place amidst all the others I'm sure they have. Not to mention that it really didn't go with the somber title of the book.[/size]

[Guest Maki-Bakura]

[QUOTE]Anyways I was wondering if anyone knows if poetry.com is really a trustworthy place or if its just one giant scam.[/QUOTE]

I submited some work to poetry.com and it was good for a while. I got some works published, but then they keep wanting to submit stuff for them to publish and then buy their 50 dollar books I never get anything back. It is just one big junk mail scam. You have a good poem. Send it some where else them Poetry.com.

~Maki