Follow-Up:
I, too, have been trying to figure out how to copyright my poems. I don't have much information for you except to be careful about simply mailing yourself your poem. I have copyrighted songs I have written, and I did so because a lawyer had warned that it wasn't good enough to just mail your work to yourself. I wish it were good enough. It would save a whole lot of time and money. If you discover the way to copyright poems, would you be so kind to pass the information along? I would be ever so grateful. Thank you! Esther