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Old 05-11-2003, 10:27 PM   #1
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Hey guys, guess what, Remember how much I love to write poetry?........well I sent the poem "Time" into a contest at poetry.com, and I recived a letter from them saying I am a semi-finalist!!!!!, and also they want to publish the poem.....and the craziest part ofthe news is.....
quoted from page....

P.P.S As a poet chosen for publcation, you will also be eligible to attend The International Society of Poets Summer Convention and Symposium to be held in out nations Capital, Washington, D.C., August 15-17, 2003. Keep date, a formal invitation will be mailed to you soon

Oh god i just can not belive it i have been pacing the floor after we got in today, we had not checked the mail in a couple of days, lol
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Old 05-11-2003, 10:49 PM   #2
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Thats awsome Stormy! Well deserved! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

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Old 05-11-2003, 10:53 PM   #3
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Old 05-11-2003, 10:57 PM   #4
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oh did i mention the Annual grand prize is $10,000 and the monthly grand prize is $1,000??? and thank you this is only the second poem i have enterd, the first was chosen to publish....
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Old 05-11-2003, 11:30 PM   #5
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Way to go girl!!!! I knew you could do it. Just got to keep faith and
be persistent and that i know you can do lol ~+~+~+~clap clap whistle whistle
~+~+~+~ Keep up the good work and hey...dont forget us little people when you make it to the big time! Hugs [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Old 05-11-2003, 11:37 PM   #6
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Way to go girl!!!! I knew you could do it. Just got to keep faith and
be persistent and that i know you can do lol ~+~+~+~clap clap whistle whistle
~+~+~+~ Keep up the good work and hey...dont forget us little people when you make it to the big time! Hugs [img]smile.gif[/img]
hmmmm,lol i would never forget you, might hire you to be babysitter [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Old 05-12-2003, 01:48 AM   #7
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Stormy,

First off let me say that I think you're an awesome poet, and what I'm about to tell you is in no way meant to demean your poetry. I did a search on "The International Society of Poets Summer Convention and Symposium" and I found the following at ripoffreport.com

http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/ripoff24417.htm

After you've read this web page, go to the bottom of the page and do a Company Search of "International Library of Poetry", which is also known as poetry.com, and you will find 27 more reports against this company. I'm not saying whether or not they're trying to scam you, but please be careful before you commit any money to them.
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Old 05-12-2003, 02:03 AM   #8
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Congrats stormy, don't forget us when you are on top of the world. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Old 05-12-2003, 06:18 AM   #9
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After you've read this web page, go to the bottom of the page and do a Company Search of "International Library of Poetry", which is also known as poetry.com, and you will find 27 more reports against this company. I'm not saying whether or not they're trying to scam you, but please be careful before you commit any money to them.
I hate to say it but my first thought was that it was a scam. They'll be asking for money soon - don't send them any!
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Old 05-12-2003, 06:37 AM   #10
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My husband and I have checked every word on the paper, and it states that publishing is free, if I choose yo buy the book,then I can buy from them, or wait til it comes out in stores. The last time I sent in a poem, it was only accepted to be published, and they never asked me for money.....yet. but of course I did not respond to the letters, You guys are great [img]smile.gif[/img] I never even thought about checking out the company...but so far everyone whom I have spoken with that is a member of the site, has stated that not all of theirs are acceptd, but perhaps, I should come out of the clouds and pay more attention [img]smile.gif[/img]


P.S......now I feel like an Idiot for not checking this out myself

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