It's a rip-off! UPDATED (poetry.com)

Member Name: Satan's_Spawn

Product:	poetry.com
Date:	29/08/00 (101 review reads)
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If you don't believe me, put them to the test. Make up the crappiest poem you can, get a two year old to write it, send them your shopping list, or a christmas card from your great aunt, whatever you send them, will become a semi-finalist and be published in one of their expensive anthologies.
If you want to have your poetry published, the best place to start is with small press poetry magazines, there are literally hundreds, some pay for your work, some don't but ALL will only accept your work on its merit, so that seeing your poetry in print can actually be something you can be proud of.
For a list of small press poetry magazines, check out http://www.poetrykit.org where you will also find information on how to submit work.
Good luck

UPDATE
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For those that still don't believe that this company pick ALL submissions as semi-finalists, I have tested them for you. I submitted the following poem;

SNAKES
Snakes are very long and they slither on the floor
Snakes don't have any legs, not like people who've got four
Some people think they're slimy, but they're actually quite dry
Some people like to touch them, but some won't even try
I like snakes alot, I think they're really nice
The only trouble is of course, you have to feed them mice.

Surprise, surprise, this dreadful rhyme has been 'selected for publication because of its unique perspective and your artistic vision'
The accompanying letter states;
'After carefully reading and discussing your poem, our selection committee has certified your poem as a semi-finalist in our Internation Open Poetry Contest.'
What a load of crock!!

If you write poetry (somewhat better than the above piece of rubbish) then please don't send it here! Take my earlier advice and check out the many small press poetry magazines that will publish your poem ON MERIT!

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