My poem got published.

[Benaclypse]

Poetry.com published my poem in a book called Timeless Voices.   They put it on the first page.  The poem is:

Contrarywise

Eris holds me in her hand,
While vampires gape at Wonderland,
Heaven or Hell or purgatory,
Says the Devil God with the pyramid story,
In paradox, an anxious solace,
Here in Heaven's Devil's palace.

[GIGGLES]

OFUK! 0 REPLIES! LOL!

[Jenne]

Congrats, Benaclypse.  First page, no less!

[AFK]

you do know poetry.com is a joke right? 

They wanted to give me the "unique privelege" of publishing one of my poems too.  They pump up your ego in hopes you'll plunk down the $60 to see your poem in a shiny book.  They make it sound like you are one of a select few, which is total and utter BS. 

just sayin.

[Jenne]

Still, as an unpublished poet myself, I can appreciate the victories, small though they may be to others.  *shrug*

[P3nT4gR4m]

Real poetry should not be published, it should be disseminated. This is true of all art. If art is sold it encourages the artist to do it for the wrong reason. Artists should live in poverty anyway otherwise they're one step further down the rocky road to corporate art.

[LMNO]

Bullshit.


I would kill to get paid for what I love to do.  I reject the notion that one's "work" must be "work".



LMNO
-however, works in insurance. 

[P3nT4gR4m]

Bullshit.


I would kill to get paid for what I love to do.  I reject the notion that one's "work" must be "work".



LMNO
-however, works in insurance. 

Agreed. My tongue was kinda stuck in my cheek there.

[LHX]

Bullshit.


I would kill to get paid for what I love to do.  I reject the notion that one's "work" must be "work".



LMNO
-however, works in insurance. 

i would kill to be left alone to do what i want to do

the notion of getting paid doesnt even appeal to me any more


i bought a muthafuckin box of crayons last week

96 colors for 5 bucks

[Benaclypse]

you do know poetry.com is a joke right? 

They wanted to give me the "unique privelege" of publishing one of my poems too.  They pump up your ego in hopes you'll plunk down the $60 to see your poem in a shiny book.  They make it sound like you are one of a select few, which is total and utter BS. 

just sayin.

Yeah, I figured that out by now.  It's a ripoff, and I'm gonna return the book.  I haven't even paid them for it yet, but they sent me the book anyways with a letter saying they'll track me down and kill me if I don't pay the $50 for the little thing.  Well sorta.  It'd be a fair deal if it was 10 or 20 $.  I'm a schmuck.  Why did I ever agree to $50?  I'm embarassed.   

[LHX]

i heard about a lot of people that it happened to

thats why theyre still in business

[Suu]

I'm actually having a hard time looking for a publisher right now that doesn't want $800 in their hand RIGHT NOW before even looking at the manuscript of my novel...And it's not even DONE yet! I just want a feel for the industry.

[Thurnez Isa]

sorry Ben, 
next time demand to see a contract
protect your rights first
then get excited
the publishing industry is full of crooks willy to take advatage of people's emotions
actually worse then the music industry and thats hard to believe sometimes

[Jenne]

Publishing is only second to the mob in crime.

Just saying.

That said, I still find it a feat to get published ONLINE even.  *shrug*

[East Coast Hustle]

it should also be mentioned that it IS possible to write a poem that's shitty enough to not get published by poetry.com.

it's also kind of fun.