How do I copywright an original piece of poetry?

Question

How do I copywright an original piece of poetry?
I wrote poetry when I was younger, I recently came across my poems and decided Id like to publish them on a personal intranet site. Can I copywright my work without spending too much money?

Answer

Best and easiest way is to print them out and send them certified mail to yourself. Do not open the envelope and keep all the USPS paperwork the receipts and your signed copy. This wont cost you more than a buck or so, and by doing this youve given a quottime stampquot of when you quotclaimedquot the poetry. Good luck.brbrEDITED Lots of people are saying quotjust mail it to yourself.quot Not good. CERTIFY it. That way you have the receipts and it requires a signature. If it ever came down to it, someone could accuse you of having taken just a regular letter, steamed it open and put your poetry into it. Far fetched maybe, but you get much more documentation with certification.