Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Poetry

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3,680

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

Listing Types

Journals, Magazines, and Online Publications: 2,583
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 695
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 306
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 82
Literary Agents: 14

Genres

General: 3,583
Action-Adventure: 17
Erotica: 21
Fantasy: 201
Horror: 147
Mystery/Crime: 61
Romance: 18
Science Fiction: 190
Suspense/Thriller: 38
Western: 14
Open to All/Most Genres: 236
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

Poem: 3,112
Poetry Chapbook: 228
Poetry Collection: 395

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 606
Semi-Pro: 451
Token: 48
Non-paying: 2,228
Pays royalties: 493

Poetry Forms

Open: 3,499
Beat poetry: 3
Blank verse: 13
Dramatic verse: 1
Experimental poetry: 216
Formal verse: 114
Free verse: 157
Ghazal: 2
Haiku (or related): 94
Hybrid form: 119
Invented/Nonce form: 15
Light verse: 13
Limerick: 4
Long poetry: 42
Lyric poetry: 51
Metrical: 26
Narrative poetry: 48
Persona poetry: 5
Prose poetry: 193
Rhyming: 33
Rondeau: 1
Sestina: 8
Short poetry: 99
Sonnet: 23
Tanka: 24
Villanelle: 6
Visual poetry: 61
Other form: 35

Styles

Open: 3,667
Absurdist: 28
Dark: 71
Experimental: 490
Humorous: 148
Literary: 3,498
Mainstream: 642
Minimalist: 26
Pulp: 8
Quirky: 38
Realist: 28
Satirical: 30
Surrealist: 72
Transgressive: 20

Topics

Open to All/Most: 3,081
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 9
Children/Family: 11
Film/Television: 7
Folklore/Mythology: 49
Geography: 2
Health/Medicine: 75
History: 23
Law/Juridical Science: 1
Lifestyle: 25
Literature/Books: 27
Mathematics: 2
Music: 15
Nature/Environment: 112
Performing Arts: 6
Philosophy: 22
Place/Regions: 243
Politics/Political Science: 66
Religion/Spirituality: 113
Science: 9
Seasons/Holidays: 12
Sexuality/Gender: 158
Society/Culture: 280
Sports/Recreation: 7
Style/Beauty: 1
Technology: 7
Travel: 18
Visual Arts: 17
Other: 888
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

Audio Publication: 57
Electronic Publication: 2,420
Print Publication: 1,964
Video Publication: 24

Countries

United States: 2,837
United Kingdom: 313
Canada: 254
Australia: 61
Ireland: 41
International: 40
India: 33
New Zealand: 11
Germany: 9
Japan: 7
Nigeria: 6
Singapore: 6
Hong Kong: 5
Netherlands: 5
France: 4
Austria: 3
Israel: 3
Mexico: 3
Sweden: 3
Bangladesh: 2
China: 2
Hungary: 2
Pakistan: 2
South Korea: 2
Belgium: 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1
Cyprus: 1
Czech Republic: 1
Denmark: 1
Finland: 1
Greece: 1
Indonesia: 1
Italy: 1
Kenya: 1
Madagascar: 1
Malaysia: 1
Mauritius: 1
Norway: 1
Philippines: 1
Poland: 1
Portugal: 1
Romania: 1
Slovakia: 1
South Africa: 1
Taiwan: 1
Virgin Islands (U.S.): 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 14,262 other markets in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.