Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Poetry

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3,691

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

Listing Types

Journals, Magazines, and Online Publications: 2,595
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 691
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 310
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 78
Literary Agents: 17

Genres

General: 3,614
Action-Adventure: 16
Erotica: 21
Fantasy: 207
Horror: 166
Mystery/Crime: 61
Romance: 26
Science Fiction: 187
Suspense/Thriller: 44
Western: 14
Open to All/Most Genres: 219
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

Poem: 3,137
Poetry Chapbook: 217
Poetry Collection: 394

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 690
Semi-Pro: 466
Token: 38
Non-paying: 2,141
Pays royalties: 463

Poetry Forms

Open: 3,461
Ballad: 1
Beat poetry: 4
Blank verse: 15
Dramatic verse: 2
Experimental poetry: 189
Formal verse: 99
Free verse: 137
Ghazal: 2
Haiku (or related): 133
Hybrid form: 99
Invented/Nonce form: 13
Light verse: 14
Limerick: 4
Long poetry: 34
Lyric poetry: 64
Metrical: 21
Narrative poetry: 54
Persona poetry: 6
Prose poetry: 173
Rhyming: 29
Rondeau: 2
Sestina: 8
Short poetry: 84
Sonnet: 26
Tanka: 28
Villanelle: 7
Visual poetry: 70
Other form: 48

Styles

Open: 3,686
Absurdist: 29
Dark: 68
Experimental: 443
Humorous: 149
Literary: 3,526
Mainstream: 623
Minimalist: 27
Pulp: 6
Quirky: 29
Realist: 23
Satirical: 36
Surrealist: 71
Transgressive: 18

Topics

Open to All/Most: 3,110
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 10
Children/Family: 13
Film/Television: 9
Folklore/Mythology: 47
Geography: 2
Health/Medicine: 57
History: 26
Law/Juridical Science: 2
Lifestyle: 31
Literature/Books: 35
Mathematics: 4
Music: 18
Nature/Environment: 118
Performing Arts: 9
Philosophy: 19
Place/Regions: 221
Politics/Political Science: 66
Religion/Spirituality: 115
Science: 15
Seasons/Holidays: 17
Sexuality/Gender: 145
Society/Culture: 262
Sports/Recreation: 16
Style/Beauty: 5
Technology: 9
Travel: 15
Visual Arts: 28
Other: 1,067
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

Audio Publication: 45
Electronic Publication: 2,526
Print Publication: 1,949
Video Publication: 10

Countries

United States: 2,847
United Kingdom: 334
Canada: 211
Australia: 63
India: 44
International: 39
Ireland: 39
Nigeria: 10
Germany: 9
Netherlands: 9
New Zealand: 9
Japan: 8
Israel: 5
Philippines: 5
France: 4
Hong Kong: 4
Hungary: 4
Singapore: 4
Denmark: 3
Pakistan: 3
Sweden: 3
Austria: 2
China: 2
Croatia: 2
Czech Republic: 2
Argentina: 1
Bangladesh: 1
Chile: 1
Finland: 1
Greece: 1
Indonesia: 1
Italy: 1
Jersey: 1
Malaysia: 1
Mauritius: 1
Mexico: 1
Nepal: 1
Norway: 1
Portugal: 1
Romania: 1
Slovakia: 1
South Africa: 1
South Korea: 1
Switzerland: 1
Taiwan: 1
Türkiye: 1
Uganda: 1
Ukraine: 1
United Arab Emirates: 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 17,729 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.