Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Poetry

Listing Types

Journals, Magazines, and Online Publications: 2,446
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 669
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 303
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 73
Literary Agents: 13

Genres

G   General: 3,391
A   Action-Adventure: 21
E   Erotica: 26
F   Fantasy: 193
H   Horror: 137
M   Mystery/Crime: 61
R   Romance: 19
S   Science Fiction: 177
T   Suspense/Thriller: 37
W   Western: 10
O   Open to All/Most Genres: 244
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

P   Poem: 2,940
B   Poetry Chapbook: 218
L   Poetry Collection: 400

Payscale (by max. paid)

P   Professional: 599
S   Semi-Pro: 444
T   Token: 52
N   Non-paying: 2,083
+   Pays royalties: 427

Poetry Forms

Open: 3,326
Beat poetry: 6
Blank verse: 12
Cinquain: 1
Experimental poetry: 204
Formal verse: 121
Free verse: 169
Ghazal: 2
Haiku (or related): 84
Hybrid form: 125
Invented/Nonce form: 14
Light verse: 15
Limerick: 8
Long poetry: 43
Lyric poetry: 50
Metrical: 27
Narrative poetry: 54
Pantoum: 2
Persona poetry: 4
Prose poetry: 179
Rhyming: 36
Rondeau: 1
Sestina: 8
Short poetry: 91
Sonnet: 26
Tanka: 26
Villanelle: 10
Visual poetry: 51
Other form: 25

Styles

Open: 3,479
Absurdist: 24
Dark: 77
Experimental: 471
Humorous: 146
Literary: 3,296
Mainstream: 527
Minimalist: 30
Pulp: 8
Quirky: 48
Realist: 31
Satirical: 30
Surrealist: 70
Transgressive: 27

Topics

Open to All/Most: 2,948
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 2
Children/Family: 6
Film/Television: 7
Folklore/Mythology: 52
Geography: 2
Health/Medicine: 49
History: 18
Law/Juridical Science: 1
Lifestyle: 20
Literature/Books: 21
Mathematics: 2
Music: 13
Nature/Environment: 96
Performing Arts: 7
Philosophy: 18
Place/Regions: 235
Politics/Political Science: 66
Religion/Spirituality: 100
Science: 13
Seasons/Holidays: 10
Sexuality/Gender: 147
Society/Culture: 241
Sports/Recreation: 7
Style/Beauty: 2
Technology: 9
Travel: 20
Visual Arts: 13
Other: 700
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

A   Audio Publication: 55
E   Electronic Publication: 2,175
P   Print Publication: 1,998
V   Video Publication: 24

Countries

  United States: 2,802
  United Kingdom: 256
  Canada: 189
  Australia: 56
  International: 35
  Ireland: 34
  India: 30
  New Zealand: 11
  Singapore: 9
  France: 6
  Hong Kong: 6
  Netherlands: 5
  Mexico: 4
  Nigeria: 4
  Sweden: 4
  Germany: 3
  Iceland: 3
  Israel: 3
  Japan: 3
  Austria: 2
  Bangladesh: 2
  China: 2
  Hungary: 2
  Italy: 2
  Malaysia: 2
  Portugal: 2
  South Africa: 2
  South Korea: 2
  Argentina: 1
  Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1
  Bulgaria: 1
  Costa Rica: 1
  Czech Republic: 1
  Denmark: 1
  Finland: 1
  Greece: 1
  Jamaica: 1
  Luxembourg: 1
  Madagascar: 1
  Malawi: 1
  Mauritius: 1
  Nicaragua: 1
  Philippines: 1
  Poland: 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.