poetry.com

Domain: poetry.com

Poetry.com is a web site run by The International Library of Poetry, also known as the International Society of Poets an the International Poetry Hall of Fame, a Maryland-based company considered by many to be a vanity publisher. Poetry.com claims to coordinate monthly poetry contests and other services through its website, though the actual competitive nature of these contests is unclear. The site's ostensible primary purpose is publication of poetry anthologies submitted by aspiring authors, and invitations to poetry conventions hosted by the group. The Better Business Bureau of Greater Maryland classifies the business as a vanity publisher, and notes that the quality of the poetry submitted to them "does not appear to be a significant consideration for selection for publication."