Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Poetry

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3,572

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

Listing Types

Journals, Magazines, and Online Publications: 2,486
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 693
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 313
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 69
Literary Agents: 11

Genres

General: 3,460
Action-Adventure: 21
Erotica: 24
Fantasy: 192
Horror: 140
Mystery/Crime: 61
Romance: 25
Science Fiction: 176
Suspense/Thriller: 38
Western: 10
Open to All/Most Genres: 255
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

Poem: 2,999
Poetry Chapbook: 220
Poetry Collection: 408

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 624
Semi-Pro: 448
Token: 55
Non-paying: 2,116
Pays royalties: 428

Poetry Forms

Open: 3,389
Beat poetry: 5
Blank verse: 13
Cinquain: 1
Experimental poetry: 212
Formal verse: 127
Free verse: 176
Ghazal: 3
Haiku (or related): 89
Hybrid form: 131
Invented/Nonce form: 14
Light verse: 16
Limerick: 8
Long poetry: 45
Lyric poetry: 53
Metrical: 28
Narrative poetry: 57
Pantoum: 2
Persona poetry: 5
Prose poetry: 178
Rhyming: 38
Rondeau: 1
Sestina: 9
Short poetry: 93
Sonnet: 26
Tanka: 27
Villanelle: 9
Visual poetry: 56
Other form: 26

Styles

Open: 3,542
Absurdist: 24
Dark: 83
Experimental: 501
Humorous: 147
Literary: 3,358
Mainstream: 520
Minimalist: 30
Pulp: 8
Quirky: 48
Realist: 31
Satirical: 34
Surrealist: 68
Transgressive: 31

Topics

Open to All/Most: 3,006
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 3
Children/Family: 8
Film/Television: 7
Folklore/Mythology: 53
Geography: 2
Health/Medicine: 49
History: 18
Law/Juridical Science: 1
Lifestyle: 16
Literature/Books: 24
Mathematics: 2
Music: 14
Nature/Environment: 94
Performing Arts: 6
Philosophy: 19
Place/Regions: 249
Politics/Political Science: 64
Religion/Spirituality: 101
Science: 13
Seasons/Holidays: 7
Sexuality/Gender: 144
Society/Culture: 246
Sports/Recreation: 7
Style/Beauty: 2
Technology: 10
Travel: 21
Visual Arts: 12
Other: 695
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

Audio Publication: 62
Electronic Publication: 2,208
Print Publication: 2,057
Video Publication: 29

Countries

United States: 2,853
United Kingdom: 266
Canada: 196
Australia: 57
International: 38
Ireland: 33
India: 24
New Zealand: 12
Singapore: 9
Hong Kong: 6
France: 5
Netherlands: 5
Germany: 4
Mexico: 4
Nigeria: 4
Sweden: 4
Iceland: 3
Israel: 3
Japan: 3
Austria: 2
Bangladesh: 2
Belize: 2
China: 2
Greece: 2
Hungary: 2
Italy: 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
Malaysia: 1
Mauritius: 1
Nicaragua: 1
Pakistan: 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.

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

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

* These numbers only include active markets; that is, markets that are still actively publishing and/or accepting submissions. We have also listed 11,966 other markets in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.