i guess they play on giving false hope to young poets, and lead them into thinking that being published with them is some how an achievement.

i don't see anything to be gained by it, and pretty much realised this fact when the letter for the anthology arrived in the post.

i remember a member here once (i forget his name) posted a poem that he'd submitted to 'em, and it clearly slated the entire organization, completely taking the piss.
and still it managed to (supposedly) reach the semi finals in their competition, which just goes to show how much care they take in reading their submissions.

i despise 'em to my inner core, mainly cause they're ripping off young/oblivious writers.