Plagiarism [Everyone read]

I've only just recently returned to this site && writing and I was horrified when I stumbled across several of my poems submitted as someone else's work on this site!
This really disgusts me && I'm sure every poet understands how I feel.
I just felt it my duty to expose these certain people for future references.

$@D &uR! stole my poem 'When You're In Love'
http://www.best-love-poems.com/poems.php?id=249941

Johnna also stole it
http://www.best-love-poems.com/poems.php?id=363486

~*~I~Want~U~Back~*~ stole my poem 'I Want You'
http://www.best-love-poems.com/poems.php?id=691349

*~*Kayla May*~* stole my poem 'My Dark Angel'
http://www.poems-and-quotes.com/dark/poems.php?id=152498

How do you find out (and prove) someone is plagiarizing you?

^^ you look to see when Amy posted it to when these "plagerizers" posted it....if she did before them obviousy they took it from her and not vise versa

Plagerism is the dumbest action that anyone could take when it comes to poetry.

I always thought that poetry was about the expression of oneself...if that's the case, then what's the point in stealing other people's work?

I HATE and I am glad that P&Q tries so hard to eliminate it.

Chelsey-Lynn: you misunderstand me. How do you FIND OUT someone is plagiarizing your stuff? Presumably you can enter keywords and trawl poems, but... That's a laborious means to an end, surely? Proving it is obvious!

Yeah, It really upsets me because I, and Im sure other poets, write from personal expiriences && then they just come along and steal it. Its like stealing a bit of a person's life.
One of person even had the audacity to say "I dont know where this came from, I just started writing one day.." Or something like that.
I asked all these people to please delete the poem as it isnt their own work. I've gotten no reply && the poems remain undeleted!

Amy, go to the stolen poem... and click on the report copyright violation link. In the comment box, provide a link to your poem, and the mods will look into them.

Thank you Ann Marie! I have contacted && reported the plagerism & hope it is justified =)
Thanks again
xxx Ami

Wow...

Never thought the site would coem to that. Dang, my poems aren't good enough to copy, so toehr people think, but I can only imagine how you much feel.

oh wow im a new poet and im afraid about that.. what if someone stole my poem then he/she said that im the one who stole that what should I do if that case was happen plsss.. help me..

well... i dont think there is a foolproof way to secure your poem....