Yes, there is a catch of sorts... My daughter entered this year and was
excited when she "won" and was advised that her poem would be included in a
"coffee table" book of new poetry, which we had the opportunity to buy for a
special low price (I forget the exact amount - it was in the $40 range, I
think). For a few dollars more they would also include a brief bio about
her... AND she was invited to attend a poetry conference in Washington DC at
a cost of about $800. It wasn't a bad thing, but she recognized that sure,
they published her poem with lots of others in a collection, but did that
mean her poem was really good, or did they use the hook of publishing a poem
to get you to buy the book?
I don't remember if they sent back a copy of her poem with
comments/critique - if they did, that could be a useful learning experience
for budding authors. In fact, just entering and receiving confirmations (by
snail mail) was exciting and motivating for her.
Cheers,
Jennifer Burke
Centennial Place Elementary School
Atlanta GA
jburke@mindspring.com
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Has anyone had any experience with Poetry.com and their free poetry
> contest?
> Would you recommend this to high school students? Where's the catch?
> Let me know what you think. See link below:
> http://www.poetry.com/contest/contest.asp?Suite=D601-07483
>
> "Poetry.com will award 1175 prizes totaling $58,000.00 to
> amateur poets
> in the coming months.
>
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