Lo, taking the poems off Google would not prevent editors from coming here and discovering poems they would like to offer to publish. No one is suggesting that we charge admission or do anything to keep editors out.
But no one here has ever gotten a publication offer because an editor was specifically looking for a poem that used a specific phrase or sentence, Googled it, and found it as a result. The ability to search for poems by phrase or sentence can only be used by an editor trying to make sure that the poem has not appeared online.
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