Poets United Copyright Statement

All poetry and work found at Poets United, submitted by the poet, is owned by the poet themselves and falls under the poets copyright. Poets United may display and publish any poem submitted to this site, by the poet, always as the poet’s original work and under the poet’s own copyright.

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