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Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Poetry

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3,672

That's the number of current* Poetry publishers and agents that we list!
They break down as follows:


Listing Types

Journals, Magazines, and Online Publications: 2,555
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 699
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 320
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 79
Literary Agents: 19

Genres

  General: 3,593
  Action-Adventure: 17
  Erotica: 20
  Fantasy: 215
  Horror: 171
  Mystery/Crime: 54
  Romance: 33
  Science Fiction: 195
  Suspense/Thriller: 41
  Western: 14
  Open to All/Most Genres: 202
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

  Poem: 3,102
  Poetry Chapbook: 219
  Poetry Collection: 410

Payscale (by max. paid)

  Professional: 707
  Semi-Pro: 464
  Token: 32
  Non-paying: 2,106
  Pays royalties: 470

Poetry Forms

Open: 3,432
Ballad: 1
Beat poetry: 5
Blank verse: 13
Cinquain: 1
Dramatic verse: 1
Experimental poetry: 178
Formal verse: 93
Free verse: 135
Ghazal: 2
Haiku (or related): 149
Hybrid form: 90
Invented/Nonce form: 11
Light verse: 13
Limerick: 5
Long poetry: 30
Lyric poetry: 56
Metrical: 22
Narrative poetry: 49
Pantoum: 1
Persona poetry: 4
Prose poetry: 170
Rhyming: 29
Rondeau: 1
Sestina: 9
Short poetry: 79
Sonnet: 25
Tanka: 31
Villanelle: 7
Visual poetry: 69
Other form: 46

Styles

Open: 3,667
Absurdist: 26
Dark: 75
Experimental: 417
Humorous: 143
Literary: 3,509
Mainstream: 607
Minimalist: 29
Pulp: 9
Quirky: 29
Realist: 24
Satirical: 33
Surrealist: 69
Transgressive: 25

Topics

Open to All/Most: 3,124
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 8
Children/Family: 10
Film/Television: 8
Folklore/Mythology: 50
Geography: 2
Health/Medicine: 51
History: 26
Law/Juridical Science: 2
Lifestyle: 27
Literature/Books: 31
Mathematics: 4
Music: 19
Nature/Environment: 103
Performing Arts: 9
Philosophy: 20
Place/Regions: 200
Politics/Political Science: 55
Religion/Spirituality: 106
Science: 19
Seasons/Holidays: 16
Sexuality/Gender: 129
Society/Culture: 223
Sports/Recreation: 13
Style/Beauty: 5
Technology: 13
Travel: 13
Visual Arts: 26
Other: 1,071
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

  Audio Publication: 50
  Electronic Publication: 2,525
  Print Publication: 1,902
  Video Publication: 11

Countries

  United States: 2,825
  United Kingdom: 330
  Canada: 216
  Australia: 62
  India: 42
  Ireland: 40
  International: 34
  Germany: 11
  Japan: 10
  New Zealand: 10
  France: 8
  Nigeria: 8
  Israel: 6
  Netherlands: 6
  Singapore: 5
  Hungary: 4
  Austria: 3
  Bangladesh: 3
  Hong Kong: 3
  Pakistan: 3
  Philippines: 3
  Romania: 3
  South Africa: 3
  Denmark: 2
  Sweden: 2
  Türkiye: 2
  Chile: 1
  China: 1
  Croatia: 1
  Czech Republic: 1
  Finland: 1
  Ghana: 1
  Greece: 1
  Iceland: 1
  Indonesia: 1
  Italy: 1
  Jersey: 1
  Kazakhstan: 1
  Lebanon: 1
  Malaysia: 1
  Nepal: 1
  Norway: 1
  Poland: 1
  Portugal: 1
  Serbia: 1
  South Korea: 1
  Switzerland: 1
  Taiwan: 1
  Uganda: 1
  Ukraine: 1
  Virgin Islands (U.S.): 1
Note: We only list publishers and agents that accept submissions in English.
Also, unless otherwise noted, the projects listed with us accept international submissions.


See our Glossary for more information about our terms & definitions.

Note: Some publishers will fall under multiple categories in the lists above.

* These numbers only include active publishers and agents (i.e., still actively publishing and/or accepting submissions). We have also listed 19,011 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.