Unauthorized publishing of my poetry

[Fleshschene]

What is the name of your state? I live in California and I have been posting my poetry at poetry.com for the passed seven years and during this time I have been nominated as Poet of the Year for seven years in a roll. during this time also I have been asked by The International Library of Poerty to use several of my poems in their antologies there in Washington DC. I was always sent when asked each time a release of authorization form which I had to sign by a certain date and return to them if I gave permission or not sign nor send back if I decided not to give them permission to publish my poem. On Jan. 19th of this year I decovered that they have published over ten of my poems without my written authorization in one their series of antologies "Letters From The Soul" nor have I been sent any release forms or any information as to what anthologies they would be appearing in. I just happen to be at the poetry.com site under my name Fleshschene Brown and saw the antology at the bottom of each of the new poems that I posted at there site for viewing only. I said I have no paper work in my possion for these but I do have paper work stating what poem will be published in what antologe for the onces that i gave them permission to publish. I am in need of some legal advice as to what to do about this illegal use of my poetry, by the way which I have soul copyrights of.

 

[Veronica01]

Have you asked them to take corrective action?

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

My response:

Here's my contribution of "Jewish Haiku" - -



After the warm rain

the sweet smell of camellias.

Did you wipe your feet?

****

Her lips near my ear,

Aunt Sadie whispers the name

of her friend's disease.


*****

Today I am a man.

Tomorrow I will return

to the seventh grade.

*****

Testing the warm milk

on her wrist, she sighs softly.

But her son is forty.

*****

The sparkling blue sea

reminds me to wait an hour

after my sandwich.

*****

Lacking fins or tail

the gefilte fish swims

with great difficulty.

*****

Like a bonsai tree,

your terrible posture

at my dinner table.

*****

Beyond Valium,

the peace of knowing one's child

is an internist.

*****

Jews on safari - -

map, compass, elephant gun,

hard sucking candies.

*****
The same kimono

the top geishas are wearing:

I got it at Loehmann's.

*****
The shivah visit:

so sorry about your loss.

Now back to my problems.

*****
Mom, please! There is no

need to put that dinner roll

in your pocketbook.

*****

Seven-foot Jews in

the NBA slam-dunking!

My alarm clock rings.

*****

Sorry I'm not home

to take your call. At the tone

please state your bad news.

*****

Is one Nobel Prize

so much to ask from a child

after all I've done?

*****

Today, mild shvitzing.

Tomorrow, so hot you'll plotz.

Five-day forecast: feh

*****

Passover

Left the door open

for the Prophet Elijah.

Now our cat is gone.

*****
Yenta. Shmeer. Gevalt.

Shlemiel. Shlimazl. Meshuganah

Oy! To be fluent!

*****

Quietly murmured

at Saturday services,

Yanks 5, Red Sox 3.

*****
Hard to tell under the lights.

White Yarmulke or

male-pattern baldness.

*****

A lovely nose ring,

excuse me while I put my

head in the oven.