Our Listings by the Numbers for Poetry

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3,819

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

Listing Types

Magazines, Journals, and Online Publications: 2,600
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 765
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 351
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 82
Literary Agents: 21

Genres

General: 3,719
Action-Adventure: 11
Erotica: 15
Fantasy: 234
Horror: 201
Mystery/Crime: 50
Romance: 35
Science Fiction: 216
Suspense/Thriller: 34
Western: 12
Open to All/Most Genres: 206
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

Poem: 3,202
Poetry Chapbook: 219
Poetry Collection: 458

Media

Audio Publication: 51
Electronic Publication: 2,681
Print Publication: 1,979
Video Publication: 10

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 764
Semi-pro: 483
Token: 42
Non-paying: 2,150

Poetry Forms

Open: 3,593
Ballad: 3
Beat poetry: 5
Blank verse: 10
Cinquain: 2
Dramatic verse: 1
Experimental poetry: 185
Formal verse: 99
Free verse: 136
Ghazal: 3
Haiku (or related): 165
Hybrid form: 85
Invented/Nonce form: 11
Light verse: 10
Limerick: 6
Long poetry: 31
Lyric poetry: 68
Metrical: 23
Narrative poetry: 51
Pantoum: 3
Persona poetry: 6
Prose poetry: 177
Rhyming: 29
Rondeau: 1
Sestina: 12
Short poetry: 81
Sonnet: 31
Tanka: 34
Villanelle: 14
Visual poetry: 70
Other form: 52

Styles

Open: 3,822
Absurdist: 30
Dark: 80
Experimental: 436
Humorous: 126
Literary: 3,662
Mainstream: 596
Minimalist: 23
Pulp: 11
Quirky: 27
Realist: 25
Satirical: 33
Surrealist: 68
Transgressive: 27

Topics

Open to All/Most: 3,232
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 6
Children/Family: 11
Film/Television: 8
Folklore/Mythology: 57
Geography: 1
Health/Medicine: 57
History: 26
Law/Juridical Science: 2
Lifestyle: 26
Literature/Books: 26
Mathematics: 6
Music: 22
Nature/Environment: 136
Performing Arts: 8
Philosophy: 21
Place/Regions: 239
Politics/Political Science: 78
Religion/Spirituality: 122
Science: 23
Seasons/Holidays: 24
Sexuality/Gender: 156
Society/Culture: 248
Sports/Recreation: 13
Style/Beauty: 2
Technology: 14
Travel: 11
Visual Arts: 32
Other: 1,228
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Countries

United States: 2,922
United Kingdom: 348
Canada: 216
Australia: 72
International: 49
India: 39
Ireland: 36
Germany: 16
New Zealand: 11
Japan: 10
Netherlands: 9
Sweden: 8
Singapore: 6
Hong Kong: 5
Nigeria: 5
Romania: 4
Austria: 3
Belgium: 3
Denmark: 3
Greece: 3
Israel: 3
Italy: 3
Pakistan: 3
Philippines: 3
Bangladesh: 2
Bulgaria: 2
France: 2
Hungary: 2
Portugal: 2
South Africa: 2
South Korea: 2
Switzerland: 2
Taiwan: 2
Ukraine: 2
Chile: 1
Croatia: 1
Czech Republic: 1
Ghana: 1
Indonesia: 1
Jersey: 1
Lebanon: 1
Malaysia: 1
Malta: 1
Myanmar: 1
Norway: 1
Poland: 1
Serbia: 1
Spain: 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 22,181 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.