Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Poetry

Listing Types

Journals, Magazines, and Online Publications: 2,457
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 669
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 305
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 66
Literary Agents: 12

Genres

G   General: 3,400
A   Action-Adventure: 21
E   Erotica: 25
F   Fantasy: 191
H   Horror: 135
M   Mystery/Crime: 59
R   Romance: 19
S   Science Fiction: 175
T   Suspense/Thriller: 38
W   Western: 10
O   Open to All/Most Genres: 240
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

P   Poem: 2,947
B   Poetry Chapbook: 216
L   Poetry Collection: 398

Payscale (by max. paid)

P   Professional: 604
S   Semi-Pro: 442
T   Token: 54
N   Non-paying: 2,078
+   Pays royalties: 425

Poetry Forms

Open: 3,326
Beat poetry: 5
Blank verse: 13
Cinquain: 1
Experimental poetry: 207
Formal verse: 126
Free verse: 174
Ghazal: 2
Haiku (or related): 86
Hybrid form: 131
Invented/Nonce form: 14
Light verse: 16
Limerick: 8
Long poetry: 43
Lyric poetry: 52
Metrical: 28
Narrative poetry: 57
Pantoum: 2
Persona poetry: 5
Prose poetry: 180
Rhyming: 38
Rondeau: 1
Sestina: 9
Short poetry: 91
Sonnet: 25
Tanka: 26
Villanelle: 9
Visual poetry: 53
Other form: 25

Styles

Open: 3,479
Absurdist: 24
Dark: 78
Experimental: 480
Humorous: 145
Literary: 3,301
Mainstream: 508
Minimalist: 31
Pulp: 8
Quirky: 46
Realist: 32
Satirical: 32
Surrealist: 69
Transgressive: 29

Topics

Open to All/Most: 2,954
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 3
Children/Family: 7
Film/Television: 7
Folklore/Mythology: 52
Geography: 2
Health/Medicine: 46
History: 18
Law/Juridical Science: 1
Lifestyle: 19
Literature/Books: 23
Mathematics: 2
Music: 14
Nature/Environment: 97
Performing Arts: 6
Philosophy: 19
Place/Regions: 238
Politics/Political Science: 60
Religion/Spirituality: 99
Science: 13
Seasons/Holidays: 9
Sexuality/Gender: 146
Society/Culture: 238
Sports/Recreation: 6
Style/Beauty: 2
Technology: 9
Travel: 19
Visual Arts: 12
Other: 694
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

A   Audio Publication: 58
E   Electronic Publication: 2,171
P   Print Publication: 2,005
V   Video Publication: 27

Countries

  United States: 2,823
  United Kingdom: 252
  Canada: 184
  Australia: 54
  International: 36
  Ireland: 34
  India: 23
  New Zealand: 11
  Singapore: 9
  Hong Kong: 6
  France: 5
  Netherlands: 5
  Germany: 4
  Mexico: 4
  Nigeria: 4
  Sweden: 4
  Bangladesh: 3
  Iceland: 3
  Israel: 3
  Japan: 3
  Austria: 2
  China: 2
  Greece: 2
  Hungary: 2
  Italy: 2
  Malaysia: 2
  South Africa: 2
  South Korea: 2
  Algeria: 1
  Argentina: 1
  Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1
  Bulgaria: 1
  Costa Rica: 1
  Czech Republic: 1
  Denmark: 1
  Finland: 1
  Jamaica: 1
  Luxembourg: 1
  Madagascar: 1
  Malawi: 1
  Mauritius: 1
  Nicaragua: 1
  Philippines: 1
  Portugal: 1
  Romania: 1
  Spain: 1
  Taiwan: 1
  Trinidad and Tobago: 1
  Virgin Islands (U.S.): 1
  Yemen: 1
Note: We only list markets that accept submissions in English.
Also, unless otherwise noted, the markets listed with us accept international submissions.