Poetry.com ripoff CAN YOU BELIEVE WHAT THEY ACCEPTED!! Owings Mills Maryland
I entered the following on Poetry.com today & even received a "Thank you for submitting letter":
Remove My Work! I have asked SEVERAL TIMES to have my work removed from this site and you have not done so.
- Please remove the following work "my heart has wings, We are Blessed" listed under Christina V Montgomery and also "love isn't strong enough, Always" listed under Christina V Ottone -
I would appreciate a timely fashion in this matter -
I do NOT want to seek legal action, but WILL do so if necessary
This site is posted all over
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Christina V. Ottone-Montgomery
Copyright 2005 Christina V. Ottone-Montgomery
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My return email:
Dear Christina,
Thank you for submitting your poem Remove My Work! to poetry.com. Would you be interested in knowing what other people may think about this poem? Would you like to get highly personal and honest feedback on this poem that will help you improve your craft?
Now you can also be published on The Poets' Workshop for FREE - where, within hours, you can receive feedback from other poets and writers on the quality and character of your work. Honest, forthright and helpful reviews that will help you hone your craft, and will quickly move you into the ranks of world class emerging poets with solid critiques behind their works.
Here's a copy of your poem so you can simply paste it into the Poets' Workshop template.
I have asked SEVERAL TIMES to have my work removed from this site and you have not done so
- Please remove the following work "my heart has wings, We are Blessed" listed under CVM and also "love isn't strong enough, Always" listed under CVO I would appreciate a timely fashion in this matter -
I do NOT want to seek legal action, but WILL do so if necessary
This site is posted all over
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This is by far the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen. I bet for sure that I receive an offer to be in an anthology!
More people should probably do this to make a point though - it may work!
C.
Salinas, California
U.S.A.
1 Updates & Rebuttals
Allen
Maitland,Florida,
U.S.A.
Poetry in Motion
#2Consumer Comment
Tue, November 15, 2005
Your poem was written so nicely that it brought tears to my eyes. I think that you should also submitt this to some of the largest publishing houses in the USA.
Honestly, this just goes to show ya...I dont know what it goes to show you, but I had one heck of a laugh and you poem..