tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204727386532339291.post6658538578907277981..comments2023-12-10T13:16:58.731+09:00Comments on Axis of Abraxas: A Poetry Blog: Plagued by PlagiarismJessica Goodfellowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07561656986278259434noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204727386532339291.post-91744605480887992652012-05-01T19:01:13.042+09:002012-05-01T19:01:13.042+09:00I know, Mari, it's such a bizarre story. The b...I know, Mari, it's such a bizarre story. The bizarreness of it (the bizzarity?) actually makes it slightly more palatable. At least it's a good story.Jessica Goodfellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07561656986278259434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204727386532339291.post-35808852214212855972012-04-30T06:43:04.871+09:002012-04-30T06:43:04.871+09:00It's bad enough that someone would plagiarize ...It's bad enough that someone would plagiarize your poem (such a violation!), but your story also makes me think about poets who make false claims about their publications, prizes, etc. in bios and CVs. I doubt it happens frequently, but it happens (as an editor, I sometimes do spot checks). It's sad to me that some individuals feel the need to go to that extent to be acknowledged/seen, and probably says a lot, too, about what the poetry/publishing world has become.<br /><br />Anyway... what a story, Jessica. Life...!Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211528951336098923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204727386532339291.post-47732941662699657592012-04-30T06:38:09.064+09:002012-04-30T06:38:09.064+09:00Jessica, I stopped by on a whim to find your post....Jessica, I stopped by on a whim to find your post. Oh my goodness...!!! I've not read the comments yet, but, wow... such a knot to untangle.Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211528951336098923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204727386532339291.post-1656265784038208512012-04-29T15:25:30.433+09:002012-04-29T15:25:30.433+09:00And I edited my previous comment to you. After So....And I edited my previous comment to you. After So.... I had written, "Doesn't it make you wonder about all your poems out there?" But I deleted that because I didn't want to make anyone paranoid, and I don't want to get paranoid myself. But that's what I had meant by So....., not that I felt factually challenged by your comments.Jessica Goodfellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07561656986278259434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204727386532339291.post-70355363616065423972012-04-29T15:23:57.827+09:002012-04-29T15:23:57.827+09:00Not to worry, Shawnte, I understood. It's comp...Not to worry, Shawnte, I understood. It's completely unreal to me too.Jessica Goodfellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07561656986278259434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204727386532339291.post-87958308373763689962012-04-29T14:41:58.664+09:002012-04-29T14:41:58.664+09:00I hope you didn't think my amazement stemmed f...I hope you didn't think my amazement stemmed from skepticism. I didn't doubt anything about your timeline...it's just so bizarre. It sounds like a made-for-television movie.Shawnte Orionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900779630992399799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204727386532339291.post-12374874244994930372012-04-29T13:58:08.451+09:002012-04-29T13:58:08.451+09:00You know what, Shawnte, I originally published the...You know what, Shawnte, I originally published the poem in 2006, it was plagiarized in 2007, and it was 2112 before I found out, and it was somebody else who stumbled on it by accident. So...<br /><br />It's true that poems don't have any monetary value, but that's not why people steal them, I guess...Jessica Goodfellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07561656986278259434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204727386532339291.post-37064031886414627692012-04-29T12:04:49.186+09:002012-04-29T12:04:49.186+09:00That is amazing. I wouldn't expect anyone to t...That is amazing. I wouldn't expect anyone to try to pull that off in this day of google searchability.<br /><br />I remember being told that one of my relatives passed off a poem from my Red Booth Review chapbook, as one of theirs for a school assignment.<br /><br />But I also remember being told by another poet that no one would ever bother stealing poetry, because there is nothing as worthless as a poem.Shawnte Orionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900779630992399799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204727386532339291.post-75806018490678142482012-04-28T20:52:59.320+09:002012-04-28T20:52:59.320+09:00Actually it was some kind of sports vehicle accide...Actually it was some kind of sports vehicle accident, like off-roading or an ATV accident or something like that. Not sure of the details. And I really feel sorry for the editors of the journal because they apparently knew this student personally, enough to announce her death in the journal and dedicate a page to her, featuring a poem of hers, or one presumably of hers (now one wonders, but that goodness that page didn't have one of my poems on it!). So this must be worse for them than for me. They didn't mention a thing about these circumstances though; just apologized and suggested a plan which will be run past the powers that be over there, and then they'll get in touch with me again.<br /><br />It's like the beginning of a short story or something, don't you think? But so sad.Jessica Goodfellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07561656986278259434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204727386532339291.post-65144555492382910302012-04-28T19:26:39.979+09:002012-04-28T19:26:39.979+09:00The plagiarist died in a car accident?!!! Astonis...The plagiarist died in a car accident?!!! Astonishing twist.<br /><br />I always wonder about people who pull the kind of stunt the plagiarist did. Why do they do it? Some pathology? Desperation to be published?<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your experience.Kristin Berkey-Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841824206762029363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204727386532339291.post-56606331678719514632012-04-28T18:57:18.213+09:002012-04-28T18:57:18.213+09:00Oh. I was all about to offer many suggestions for ...Oh. I was all about to offer many suggestions for revenge but now...<br /><br />I'm sorry this happened to you. But it is kind of amazing that you are so good that someone would want to steal from you. Kind of!Perogyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01066575445602451389noreply@blogger.com