I wonder if most writers write poetry at some point in their careers. I used to write poetry—the rhyming kind. Enjoyable.
There’s a rumor going around that says there is no market for poetry. Hogwash. There are hundreds of opportunities for getting your poetry published. And today I’m going to provide you with some links to a fraction of those publications and websites that publish poetry. Most of them don’t seem to pay for poetry. But then, you know that writing poetry isn’t a career path for the majority of poets. You seek to have your poetry published for validation that your poetry is publishable or just for the pure fun of it.
This said, of course, there are people who are making money writing poems for greeting cards, plaques, posters and such. A few are selling books of poetry. In fact, when I talk poetry to struggling, discouraged, hopeful poets, I always tell them about these two books:
Poet Power by Thomas A. Williams
How to Make a Living as Poet by Gary Mex Glazner
Here are links to some of the publications and epublications I found this week. I am including these and others, as well as leads for fiction writers, nonfiction writers and authors seeking publishers and those who are promoting books. I compile this type of material every month in the SPAWN Market Update for members only. Sign up for our FREE enewsletter, SPAWNews at http://www.spawn.org and get a free ebooklet on how to market your writing or your art.
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10 Poetry Markets
Bellevue Literary Review http://www.BLReview.org
War, Literature & the Arts http://www.wlajournal.com
Cactus Heart http://www.cactusheartpress.com/submit
Antiphon http://antiphon.org.uk
Red Savina Review http://www.redsavinareview.org
Stone Highway http://www.stonehighway.com
Vine Leaves Literary Journal http://www.vineleavesliteraryjournal.com
Emrys Journal emrysjournal.submittable.com
Plume http://www.plumepoetry.com
Wordrunner eChapbooks http://www.echapbook.com
I’ll publish more links to publications and epublications that accept poetry tomorrow, including a directory listing over 900 opportunities for poets.
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