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shellyb.
Guess their whole idea is to hook us in and have us buy our own poems, sto see them published.

posted by Lanetay on December 3, 2006 at 9:43 PM | link to this | reply

OFFBEATS
Very true isnt it

posted by Lanetay on December 3, 2006 at 9:42 PM | link to this | reply

steeler_fan
Guess its not special after all

posted by Lanetay on December 3, 2006 at 9:41 PM | link to this | reply

terpgirl30
I am begining to see what goes on with poetry.com, but I talked to a little old lady about that page and she loved it. Who knows

posted by Lanetay on December 3, 2006 at 9:41 PM | link to this | reply

Joe_Love
just like a man fussing over the small stuff

posted by Lanetay on December 3, 2006 at 9:39 PM | link to this | reply

Sarah16
thank you for your comment

posted by Lanetay on December 3, 2006 at 9:39 PM | link to this | reply

ceemarie53
Well I am glad those of you that read it, liked it

posted by Lanetay on December 3, 2006 at 9:38 PM | link to this | reply

Nice Poem-
I think you'll get more exposure having it read on Blogit, sounds like to me!

Cee


posted by LadyCeeMarie on December 3, 2006 at 6:47 PM | link to this | reply

I think your peom rocks!
That's a great peom! Nice job and good luck with getting it published!

posted by Sarah16 on December 3, 2006 at 10:31 AM | link to this | reply

lillane
You might want to ask them if they will correct the typo in the title of the poem before they publish it.  *grin*  I say "pass" on poetry.com.

posted by Joe_Love on December 3, 2006 at 5:21 AM | link to this | reply

Do not under penalty of death get involved with these people.

I'm dirt sick, or I'd go into more.  They are basically a vanity press.  You and ANYONE who gets on their list WINS. You get a letter and you're allowed to get the reservation for your specially bound copy.  Long and short, you and the thousands of others paid for vanity press.  Poetry.com publishes a book, probably never reading your poems.  They make money by marking up the cost.  Think of it like your yearbook publishers, only with a huge mark up. 

There's more, but that's the short version. I just don't want you to send these people money unless your goal is just to see your stuff in print, which is legitimate.

posted by terpgirl30 on December 2, 2006 at 5:37 PM | link to this | reply

I like your poem, but I think they make the offer to everyone who
submits a poem to them...a couple girls from work did it and they made the same offer to both of them too.

posted by steeler_fan on December 2, 2006 at 5:31 PM | link to this | reply

lilane
I like your poem!!! You go girl!!

posted by Offy on December 2, 2006 at 12:06 PM | link to this | reply

never mind...it takes you to the home page..

posted by shelly_b on December 2, 2006 at 12:01 PM | link to this | reply

If your interested, here's a link to one of my poems...

http://www.poetry.com/Publications/display.asp?ID=P6429722&BN=999&PN=2

 

posted by shelly_b on December 2, 2006 at 12:00 PM | link to this | reply

lustor, I don't know..I never bought the book! LOL

posted by shelly_b on December 2, 2006 at 11:55 AM | link to this | reply

shellb
I meant publish them?

posted by Lanetay on December 2, 2006 at 11:53 AM | link to this | reply

shellyb
and did they post your poems?

posted by Lanetay on December 2, 2006 at 11:52 AM | link to this | reply

I submitted two poems to that site. I don't know why but I
didn't like them.  I don't think you get any money for your poem but they do ask you to buy the book of poems for you and your friends.

posted by shelly_b on December 2, 2006 at 11:37 AM | link to this | reply