I had a terrible experience yesterday and I think I need to alert everyone so that they don't make the mistake I almost did.
I recieved an official looking letter in tha mail with 'The America Library of Poetry' on it. Despite the typo, I was excited because I had recently entered a contest and won states with my poem. After opening it, they told me I would be entered in another contest in which I could get up to $500 or other electronics.
I was insanely happy. My mother, on the other hand, probably saved my butt. She told me she wanted to do more research on the organization and I knew better than to say "Why?" After searching on the interent for no more than 3 minutes, my mom turned around and told me it was definitely a scam. The website didn't look real and people everywhere had shared their experiences.
Please, if anyone you know enters a poetry contest, notify them about this immediately so that they will not be scammed. Thank you.
----Creek