poetry.cominternational library of poetry Pride, Hope and Ego false promises Owings Mill, Maryland

At 70yrs. old you would think I'd know better?If, it is too good to be true, it is usually not true.!

I have ryhmed for a lot of years and love to write. I was so proud that my poems had been selected for publication in a lovely coffee table book.I had been published in newsletters,local papers......but; a "book?" I didn't really think about prizes. My poems in print in a book, that was the ultimate.
Actually, the ILP gave me what I had dreamed of, I ordered wallet cards for my friends and family.Then camre the convention and You had to pay to get your prize.
I write because I love to write,not for prizes....What ripoff?

Dawn
Desert Hot Springs, California