Our Listings by the Numbers for Poetry

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3,841

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: 2,621
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 765
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 351
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 83
Literary Agents: 21

Genres

General: 3,740
Action-Adventure: 11
Erotica: 15
Fantasy: 235
Horror: 203
Mystery/Crime: 52
Romance: 37
Science Fiction: 217
Suspense/Thriller: 34
Western: 12
Open to All/Most Genres: 207
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

Poem: 3,228
Poetry Chapbook: 220
Poetry Collection: 457

Media

Audio Publication: 49
Electronic Publication: 2,695
Print Publication: 1,991
Video Publication: 11

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 768
Semi-pro: 488
Token: 42
Non-paying: 2,160

Poetry Forms

Open: 3,613
Ballad: 3
Beat poetry: 5
Blank verse: 10
Cinquain: 2
Dramatic verse: 1
Experimental poetry: 185
Formal verse: 101
Free verse: 138
Ghazal: 3
Haiku (or related): 167
Hybrid form: 82
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: 178
Rhyming: 29
Rondeau: 1
Sestina: 11
Short poetry: 83
Sonnet: 31
Tanka: 35
Villanelle: 14
Visual poetry: 68
Other form: 52

Styles

Open: 3,844
Absurdist: 31
Dark: 82
Experimental: 440
Humorous: 128
Literary: 3,680
Mainstream: 600
Minimalist: 23
Pulp: 11
Quirky: 27
Realist: 25
Satirical: 33
Surrealist: 69
Transgressive: 27

Topics

Open to All/Most: 3,248
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: 25
Literature/Books: 26
Mathematics: 6
Music: 22
Nature/Environment: 139
Performing Arts: 8
Philosophy: 20
Place/Regions: 243
Politics/Political Science: 78
Religion/Spirituality: 121
Science: 23
Seasons/Holidays: 24
Sexuality/Gender: 159
Society/Culture: 251
Sports/Recreation: 13
Style/Beauty: 2
Technology: 14
Travel: 11
Visual Arts: 32
Other: 1,240
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Countries

United States: 2,943
United Kingdom: 349
Canada: 220
Australia: 72
International: 49
India: 42
Ireland: 37
Germany: 16
New Zealand: 11
Japan: 9
Netherlands: 9
Sweden: 8
Singapore: 6
Nigeria: 5
Hong Kong: 4
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 22,230 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.