Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Poetry

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3,798

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

Listing Types

Journals, Magazines, and Online Publications: 2,693
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 704
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 306
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 81
Literary Agents: 14

Genres

General: 3,680
Action-Adventure: 16
Erotica: 21
Fantasy: 210
Horror: 161
Mystery/Crime: 63
Romance: 20
Science Fiction: 194
Suspense/Thriller: 42
Western: 15
Open to All/Most Genres: 235
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

Poem: 3,243
Poetry Chapbook: 219
Poetry Collection: 389

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 638
Semi-Pro: 468
Token: 46
Non-paying: 2,284
Pays royalties: 477

Poetry Forms

Open: 3,603
Beat poetry: 5
Blank verse: 15
Cinquain: 1
Dramatic verse: 3
Experimental poetry: 216
Formal verse: 109
Free verse: 150
Ghazal: 1
Haiku (or related): 109
Hybrid form: 110
Invented/Nonce form: 12
Light verse: 14
Limerick: 6
Long poetry: 37
Lyric poetry: 56
Metrical: 27
Narrative poetry: 50
Persona poetry: 6
Prose poetry: 190
Rhyming: 32
Rondeau: 1
Sestina: 9
Short poetry: 89
Sonnet: 23
Tanka: 24
Villanelle: 7
Visual poetry: 63
Other form: 33

Styles

Open: 3,780
Absurdist: 29
Dark: 76
Experimental: 488
Humorous: 157
Literary: 3,599
Mainstream: 668
Minimalist: 25
Pulp: 7
Quirky: 34
Realist: 28
Satirical: 31
Surrealist: 68
Transgressive: 20

Topics

Open to All/Most: 3,170
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 8
Children/Family: 14
Film/Television: 8
Folklore/Mythology: 51
Geography: 1
Health/Medicine: 75
History: 23
Law/Juridical Science: 2
Lifestyle: 26
Literature/Books: 30
Mathematics: 2
Music: 17
Nature/Environment: 119
Performing Arts: 9
Philosophy: 24
Place/Regions: 243
Politics/Political Science: 64
Religion/Spirituality: 116
Science: 13
Seasons/Holidays: 12
Sexuality/Gender: 153
Society/Culture: 287
Sports/Recreation: 12
Style/Beauty: 5
Technology: 9
Travel: 20
Visual Arts: 24
Other: 994
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

Audio Publication: 55
Electronic Publication: 2,560
Print Publication: 1,984
Video Publication: 19

Countries

United States: 2,927
United Kingdom: 340
Canada: 243
Australia: 57
International: 44
Ireland: 43
India: 35
Nigeria: 10
Japan: 9
New Zealand: 9
Germany: 7
Singapore: 6
France: 5
Hong Kong: 5
Netherlands: 5
Israel: 4
Austria: 3
Pakistan: 3
Sweden: 3
Bulgaria: 2
China: 2
Czech Republic: 2
Hungary: 2
Mexico: 2
Bangladesh: 1
Belgium: 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1
Croatia: 1
Denmark: 1
Finland: 1
Greece: 1
Guernsey: 1
Iceland: 1
Indonesia: 1
Italy: 1
Kenya: 1
Madagascar: 1
Malaysia: 1
Mauritius: 1
Norway: 1
Philippines: 1
Poland: 1
Portugal: 1
Romania: 1
Serbia: 1
Slovakia: 1
South Africa: 1
South Korea: 1
Taiwan: 1
United Arab Emirates: 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 15,179 other markets in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.