Plagiarism is Not Okay!
Paraphrasing is Still Stealing
Poem plagiarised
Proud-you?
Pointless pilfering
Pale paraphrasing
Puffed-up pride
Produces pedestrian poppycock
Pin-points puerile personality
Poor performance pushes
Painful punch
Pounds patience
Pauses passion
Pessimism permeates
Prior peace
Pitiful, poisonous, pilfering
Prevents productivity
Prejudiced premise prevails
Purposeless pollution
People ponder
please
Pause plagiarism
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[Author’s Note: This poem was inspired after reading a recent entry in the Tautogram poetry competition. The words are mine, simply less of them and paraphrased, or so it seems to me. It feels like a punch to the gut, and I question whether it’s worth it to keep on creating when crap like this happens. I copy the text from the offending poem below, and after that, have embedded the link to my original poem, posted a day earlier than the one which appears to mimic it. What do you think? Original work or a bald copy?]
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The tiresome Tautogram,
These tasks too tantalizing,
Trying to triumph the test,
The tension, tremors, tiredness though,
Temptation thrills
Testing tautogram techniques
Thankfully transcended.
Ta-da! Transformation totally terrific.
UPDATE: (27/03/2023) … the creator quoted above is no longer showing on Vocal, so it looks as though Vocal took action, for which I am extremely grateful! Thanks to everyone for your valued support! Hugs 🤗💖
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Harmony Kent
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Comments (15)
I am beginning to feel bad about quoting Julius Caesar now (at least I did not paraphrase him or take it out of context).
Plagiarism is not okay, and you cleverly addressed it, Harmony!
So sorry this happened!
I'm glad you finally got vindication.
Yeah, a very poor imitation of your work.
Yours was great and hers was unreadably pathetic. I'm glad Vocal removed it beacause it upset you, Harmony, but nobody would bother with the rubbish when they could enjoy yours. Love, Sarah xx
I feel your ire, Harmony. Hopefully Vocal addresses this.
You are on fire!!! 🔥🔥 Simply loved this one! You inspire me! 💜
Beat response I've ever seen, Harmony!
I'm forever amazed by what people do. Definitely looks like plagiarism to me.
Nice Job ❤️👍
Wow, that is eerily similar. Seems to me someone used your words.
I would certainly send Vocal an email and let them decide if lines were crossed. Definitely not cool. Put your "P" poem rocks. It should be a Top Story!
🤔🤔🤔 yeah. Just going off what I see here- That’s…. suspicious. That is one I might actually report to vocal and let them take a look if I were you, and I’m always super hesitant to do that. I was just thinking about how hard it is to sort out plagiarism or AI work in a challenge like this though where everything sounds a little awkward and artificial (because of the tautogram requirements, I mean). I guess it could be that a T tautogram is more likely to actually be about Tautograms but… still. I’m sorry this happened, how frustrating! And the P one is great!!!❤️
Sure sounds like plagiarism to me, Harmony. Great job with this newest one as well. I hope the offender sees it.