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Date: 2/23/2002 8:25:00 AM
From Authorid: 5940
Beware of those who seek a price!  |
Date: 2/23/2002 8:27:00 AM
From Authorid: 18328
Wow, thanks for posting  |
Date: 2/23/2002 8:27:00 AM
From Authorid: 33088
A professional poetry reader? What the heck is that? You're so right, to smell a scam here!  |
Date: 2/23/2002 8:38:00 AM
From Authorid: 49132
omG !! i'M WITH AMARANTH !  |
Date: 2/23/2002 8:49:00 AM
From Authorid: 36098
yea this is pure scam all da way. i get alot of junk scam in email.  |
Date: 2/23/2002 8:52:00 AM
From Authorid: 8184
Stupid scam! I hope no one falls for it!  |
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Date: 2/23/2002 8:56:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 8820
This really upset me when my 17 year old God Daughter called me sOOOO excited that she was going to be published. She is a serious writer and was so hopeful of a career in writing. I just write for fun and very rarely. I can handle my self as you can see but, children are some times easily taken advantage of and I want to see it stopped. Thanks for your replies! Peace and Love,  |
Date: 2/23/2002 9:37:00 AM
From Authorid: 9130
SCAM!!!!! It makes me sad to think that you KNOW there are people out there that fell for this lie...  |
Date: 2/23/2002 9:57:00 AM
From Authorid: 31255
awww I have heard nothing but bad news about this site. It's really sad and I am glad you posted this so others will see and realize that it's a waste of time. *hugs*  |
Date: 2/23/2002 11:43:00 AM
From Authorid: 23207
I received the exact same letter/e-mail...Not sure which but they want me to pay them $170 for the silver bowl...Yeah right..I won't buy their book what makes them think I am going to buy some bowl??? They are such a scam. Thank you for sharing this with others that may not have known.   |
Date: 2/23/2002 12:05:00 PM
From Authorid: 46704
Yep, it's a complete scam!  |
Date: 4/24/2002 10:04:00 PM
From Authorid: 998
It is so sad that they perpetrate these kinds of fraud on innocent people. We have been aware of this company, and dozens of their subsidiaries. All with exactly the same motives ... to get your money. It is fraud, and nothing less. Radman posted a story about this quite sometime ago too, so that our guests here would be aware.  |
Date: 4/24/2002 10:10:00 PM
From Authorid: 18870
YEs I used to post on the site, but I never thought anything about it and I never sent them money, they never asked for it.. I stoped posting there when i found out they take your poems and say they are their own.. although my aunt got a publishing contract through them and they made some books for her and paid her money...so Im going umm okay, and I told her to stay away from there but she wouldnt listen, If you do want to post poems and enter a contest to go FamousPoets.com.. My frend Jay told me about that site and they are legit, If they dont like your poem, they tell you.... *huggles n love*  |
Date: 4/24/2002 10:13:00 PM
From Authorid: 277
My husband received a letter in the mail from poetry.com saying they wanted his poem on a cd put to music. It was free. All they needed was his signature. We won't be buying the cd though. They didn't even ask. They also invited him to that ceremony thing too. But, no cost was mentioned. We won't be attending that either. It doesn't seem like poetry.com Maybe they like my husband better than you or your poetry is just better than his! LOL!  |
Date: 4/24/2002 10:14:00 PM
From Authorid: 10534
good email to them!! i hate those places...i wish there was an honest REAL poetry thing like that...id like to enter lol  |
Date: 4/24/2002 10:16:00 PM
From Authorid: 15033
I've got a stack of those letters starting from about 3 years ago. I started scoffing after the third one. No matter how many poems I entered, they all won me a place in the Florida awards ceremony and made me eligible to PAY THEM for all the fake stuff they offered. Another thing, I have seen poems almost identical to mine on other poetry sites where people have obviously copied them from their site. They have even had the gall to put a fake date on them as if they wrote it years earlier...man I must have been out of body reading minds long before I ever wrote my stuff. A contest where you pay them...and you're supposed to believe it was a contest? They need to get kicked to the curb...  |
Date: 4/24/2002 10:22:00 PM
From Authorid: 47865
That's one of the funniest things I've ever read. It would be interesting to find out if anyone has ever sent them any money (or would they be too embarassed to own up?) Best wishes  |
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Date: 4/24/2002 10:24:00 PM
From Authorid: 18870
Aww Hawk soo Im not the only one who got letters that didnt ask for money???? hmmmmm thats just weird.....lol..ughhhh |
Date: 4/24/2002 11:00:00 PM
From Authorid: 28848
I fell for this when I was about 16. I paid to have my poem published in there book "A Walk Through Paradise"...LoL! It cost $60!!!  |
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Date: 4/24/2002 11:07:00 PM
From Authorid: 18870
Wow Release Me, did you even get a copy of the book? |
Date: 4/24/2002 11:20:00 PM
From Authorid: 42945
a great post hun to warn others of this scam, good on you...hugs Zema xoxoxo  |
Date: 4/25/2002 12:08:00 AM
From Authorid: 14754
What a great post..  |
Date: 4/25/2002 12:25:00 AM
From Authorid: 50435
Just by putting in the cost/value of the awards should perk the ears of even the MOST gullable people. That's just crazy nonsense...lol. Take care and congratulations!!! You've won my Least Gullable Person award(value$1137)...lol...Gallytuck.  |
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Date: 4/25/2002 12:25:00 AM
From Authorid: 36098
deja vu i read this before lol...we should ask ourselves, why is getting an award so important or satisfying? is our need for material things to show to others our accomplishments is that important. Appearantly, the scam artists hope so. |
Date: 4/25/2002 12:39:00 AM
From Authorid: 24003
Uggh!! They did that crap to my mom too..and she was like..LOL!! I dont think sooo.  |
Date: 4/25/2002 1:19:00 AM
From Authorid: 45551
umm..yeah, i'll take one pulitzer, one nobel, and an NBA player of the year, to go please  |
Date: 4/25/2002 2:04:00 AM
From Authorid: 30229
Oh mannnnnnn, what a rip-off!!! They can afford to send you FREE gifts, but cant afford the LABOR to handle it and read it???? hahaha, I am glad you didnt fall for it..  |
Date: 4/25/2002 2:28:00 AM
From Authorid: 15157
Its terrible because I feel that this Poetry.com is a legal form of Scam! It should be stopped!  |
Date: 4/25/2002 3:15:00 AM
From Authorid: 52141
Is there such a thing as a professional poetry reader??? hrmmm that sounds a bit fishy to me Beware of the "Professional Poetry reader" ...I hope no one falls for that stupid stuff ~IcySparks  |
Date: 4/25/2002 3:19:00 AM
From Authorid: 33925
Yep they have sent me countless letters as well..I have only ever submitted ONE poem there..but they keep sending me letters for that one poem..I just trash them as soon as I get them...They are a joke as far as I am concerned and they should be stopped! xoxo  |
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Date: 4/25/2002 3:22:00 AM
From Authorid: 52141
Lmao thats the thing to do Lady luck ehehe... =p |
Date: 4/25/2002 4:30:00 AM
From Authorid: 24924
One upon a time, long long ago, a friend told me to go there and submit a poem. I took a look, and immediately figured it was a scam site.  |
Date: 4/25/2002 4:30:00 AM
From Authorid: 46486
I entered in the contest on poetry.com, but I have gotten my poem published, for free. I have also got put on a CD that someone will professionaly record it for me. I have heard a lot of things about poetry.com being a scam, but I haven't seen the scam yet. Keyword, YET. My fiance and I put a lot of work and heart and feelings in our poems, it'll suck if we get screwed over like that. Sorry that happened to your God Daughter.  |
Date: 4/25/2002 4:59:00 AM
From Authorid: 39107
Blah,they gave me a contract for getting published in a book,but i ripped it up......  |
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Date: 4/25/2002 5:02:00 AM
From Authorid: 3648
It's a sad thing that's for sure...I get emails all the time such as this wanting money for my poems to be published....*sighs* as Hey Larry said beware of those who seek a price....  |
| Date: 4/25/2002 5:07:00 AM From Authorid: 13046 My friend got a letter in the mail saying her peom was going to be published in their book and she could buy the book for 80$. But even if she doesn't buy it they are still going to publish it. |
| Date: 4/25/2002 5:09:00 AM From Authorid: 13046 See, if your peom is really good then you get it published FREE but if they don't select your peom as the top they don't just throw your peom out but they try to see if you will PAY they for publishing it since the peom hadn't been choosen as the top ones. |
Date: 4/25/2002 5:34:00 AM
From Authorid: 22852
I read the whole post and must say I am sorry they tried to scam you. Thank you for posting this as I am sure it will help others. Hugs  |
Date: 4/25/2002 6:04:00 AM
From Authorid: 25828
that does sound like a scam - and i love the letter you wrote back LOL  |
Date: 4/25/2002 6:09:00 AM
From Authorid: 49914
I totaly agree with you i would not send them any money.Thanks for the post.  |
Date: 4/25/2002 6:21:00 AM
From Authorid: 19092
I've seen several peeps here with multiple awards in their profiles, I wonder how much USM would charge for those??? I'd be willing to pay good money!!!! Come on, how much guys??? All except that Barney award, you couldn't give me one of those....  |
Date: 4/25/2002 6:25:00 AM
From Authorid: 35629
Sorry they did that to you.It just is too bad that these scams can not be punishable by law.  |
Date: 4/25/2002 6:54:00 AM
From Authorid: 15228
What a scam!! Great letter you sent ripping them apart. I hope they read it!!...  |
Date: 4/25/2002 7:03:00 AM
From Authorid: 50193
Poetry.com told me I was going to be in a book called "Letters of the Soul" which will be published this summer. They also told me they were going to professionally record my poem onto a 3-disk CD collection called "The Sound of Poetry". I re-ordered both of them; are you telling me I was scammed out of a lot of money? >Vampyre Gerbil<  |
Date: 4/25/2002 7:09:00 AM
From Authorid: 48525
I bet there are some actors who wish the Academy Awards subscribed to this policy of purchasing awards.I wonder what the qualifications are to BE a professional poetry reader?My guess would be that you can read and can speak (Illiterate {sp}mutes need not apply...).Thanks for the heads up on this one Dragon 714!  |
Date: 4/25/2002 7:18:00 AM
From Authorid: 47337
Uh huh been there done that!!!! Scam is right!  |
Date: 4/25/2002 7:33:00 AM
From Authorid: 49080
Every time I have entered a poem to them they have sent me something about them really loving my poem too. They do suck.  |
Date: 4/25/2002 7:37:00 AM
From Authorid: 49101
LOL, I know isn't this the DUMBEST thing you have EVER seen! It is almost as bad as the Publishers Clearing house!  |
Date: 4/25/2002 7:45:00 AM
From Authorid: 609
wooo great letter!! You know what gets me, and I mean no offence to any poets here, but I as a poet find it very hard to write a great peice in 20 lines and under. I know some people can. Not only that BUT if the convention is sooooo prestigious, how come we only hear about it from Poetry.com and no one else, its not in literiary circles, writting commmuinites....the poetry scam is the very same as the modeling scam. They make no gaurntees on anything BUT we have to fork out the cash.  |
Date: 4/25/2002 7:59:00 AM
From Authorid: 11251
I have a poem on that site. All they want is money. I get stuff in the mail from them all the time now wanting to sell me books, formal versions of my poem, etc. (oh and this was BEFORE I fixed all the typos in it...lol)  |
Date: 4/25/2002 8:10:00 AM
From Authorid: 42519
WOW.. that is a bunch of crap! Glad I dont write a lot of poetry or send it anywhere but here! Thanxs for posting.. Love ya tonz.  |
Date: 4/25/2002 8:16:00 AM
From Authorid: 48041
oh dear, I have entered that contest...hmmm...I won't again...thanks for the warning.....Trekkie.  |
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Date: 4/25/2002 8:18:00 AM
From Authorid: 11251
I just went to poetry.com...i was trying to see how to gt my poem removed from there. they give you some number to call, but this is what i did instead...i logged in to edit my poem. i put scam in the title, unknown for th author (although they still put your name at the bottom, and wrote in the poetry part...get my poem off your site...now when i look up my name only that appears. lets see if they want to geive me an award for that...lol |
Date: 4/25/2002 8:53:00 AM
From Authorid: 40530
Wow! How awful! I think that you should sue! I know I would if I could. It's awful what these people are doing! I can't belive it!  |
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Date: 4/25/2002 9:12:00 AM
From Authorid: 49101
Hey, ya know, I'll bet that there are enuff of us around here tog et something done about those people. I mean they are obviously running a scam, and wsome unsuspecting writers, especially younger ones are getting suckered in. They advertise in the teen magazines and stuff, and some younger people may not understand what is going on... Really, I think we should all get together and try to do something aboutit... |
Date: 4/25/2002 9:44:00 AM
From Authorid: 49765
you know it is rediculous if you have to pay for and award. if you pay for it than it isn't an award after all. Awards are supposed to be if you do something great and someone likes it enough to honor you with something. SUCH A SCAM!!! (Raintear)  |
Date: 4/25/2002 9:45:00 AM
From Authorid: 18527
Yuck! That sucks!  |
Date: 4/25/2002 9:54:00 AM
From Authorid: 25650
I got that too! I was so excited, and then I saw the $$$$$$$. Kinda didn't surprise me though. I have gotten stuff from all over the place about my poetry, and in the end, it all comes down to dollar signs...  |
Date: 4/25/2002 10:02:00 AM
From Authorid: 29928
I will own up...I sent them money. Actually I purchased one of their Anthologies, with a poem that I had written, published in it. It was great to see it in print. For me, it was just fun and I love having the book. They still publish your work, wether you buy the books or not. Hugs,  |
Date: 4/25/2002 10:22:00 AM
From Authorid: 42523
Wow, thanks for posting..  |
Date: 4/25/2002 10:29:00 AM
From Authorid: 49739
Thanks for the post and the warning. I've never had anything like that happen to be before and I'm not ready to start now. I'm glad to hear you didn't give them any of your money. HayKory22  |
Date: 4/25/2002 11:02:00 AM
From Authorid: 7830
Ugh thats such a cop out, they tried the same thing with me.  |
Date: 4/25/2002 11:13:00 AM
From Authorid: 51380
omg, thats awful, they shouldnt be able to do that, how cheesy  |
Date: 4/25/2002 11:38:00 AM
From Authorid: 25390
Funny....I got the same letter!!! LOL, but I figured out it was a scam after I had already sent it and it was too late. That's so sad to feed off of the talents of people. Let us know what they write back!!  |
Date: 4/25/2002 12:33:00 PM
From Authorid: 14018
OMG, I totally agree with you... they are so fake...  |
Date: 4/25/2002 12:49:00 PM
From Authorid: 26227
what a scam.......my friend sent in some of his poetry to some place he found in a mag. I guess he was supposed to get money if they published it. Well come to find out they never sent him money and they published it in a book anyway.  |
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Date: 5/3/2002 9:16:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 8820
Hey guys! Wow Thanks for all of your replies! I have to laugh when I look back at the letter I sent to them in reply. I was really Fired up! I'm sure the flame was shooting out of somewhere other than my nose when I look back on it LOLOLOLOL! Well I am Happy to report that I have not received anymore letters or e-mails from them! I am eventually going to contact consumers affairs in the city where they are listed to file a complaint. when I get all of the info I will write a post for those of you are interested in filing complaints as well! Peace and Love, Beckey aka |
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Date: 7/13/2003 10:36:00 AM
From Authorid: 25650
I got the same letter as well. I think it sucks that they get many aspiring poets' hopes up that they are achieveing their dream, when in reality the company is just looking for a quick buck... |
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