This is the link that Simplify posted -- the World Poetry Society Intercontinentall's website. I think it's important to post it here, in case it's ever deleted from the internet. "Voice for Peace" -- that sounds like SGI language. Why does this matter?
First, SGI does tout Ikeda's accomplishments, such as "Poet Laureate of the World." Well, if you are sponsoring (ie paying for) an organization -- how hard is it to get an award from them?
Second, Andreas Schroder described deliberately writing bad poetry -- which the World Poetry Society Intercontinental published and promoted as if it were quality literature. At best, the WPSI is not legitimate or taken seriously in the literary world -- they're just a business, and they don't give a damn about the quality of the work that they publish. At worst, they exploit the hopes and dreams of aspiring writers -- telling untalented writers that they're great poets -- just keep sending us money. And SGI was affiliated with this business (I believe that Schroeder said that WPSI is now out of business anyway, but similar businesses still exist.)
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POETRY WORLD PUBLICATIONS
THE PUBLICATIONS DIVISION OF
WORLD POETRY SOCIETY
INTERCONTINENTAL
Africa - Anglo-America - Asia - Europe - Latin America – Oceania
Whose Voice for Peace is "Poetry World".
(Founder - President : The Late Dr. KRISHNA SRINIVAS)
We publish Poetry Books and Poetry Monthly
POETRY WORLD
International Monthly
Edited and Published by
S. Krishnan, M. E.,Secretary General of WPSI
(Which is continuation of POET International Monthly edited and published by
the late Dr. Krishna Srinivas for 48 full years, till 2008)
Under the patronage of
DR. DAISAKU IKEDA, President, S.G.I., Tokyo, Japan.Title of poetry books and others pages under construction
Contact us at:
118, Raja Street, Dr. Seethapathi Nagar, Velachery, Chennai - 600042, INDIA
Phones: 9144-22432902, 9144-22433186.
E-mail <
poetworld@gmail.com >
Website: [
poetryworldpublications.weebly.com]
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