Studio8 - Uniting the Arts

I write poetry quite a bit, and one thing I always wanted to do was get some poems published. I could care less about the "me" value since the poems have the same meaning regardless. However, for resumes and applications I'd like to be able to put something on there to make me seem well-rounded(assuming my poems are good enough to get in somewhere).

I looked into poetry magazine but never submitted anything out of fear plus ignorance. So my quetion for some of the poetry vetrans here is...

a what's are some respectable places to submit poems, and that will take starting poets?
b what is the normal process, id est, what do I need to do to get my poems published?

I guess there's also that third variable, what type of poetry I write. For that I'm not really sure, but I suppose minimalist haiku-like poems are the closest bet.

post a few poems here and let's see what happens.
at the beginning, better to haiku amongst friends then throw your words to the ravenous publishers.

From personal experience, here's some info to get you started...


Fearless Books "How To Get Published" Guide has a decent list of "General Reference" links as well as helpful information, complete with a special section for poets ...

A Special Note to Poets

Poetry is a very demanding realm of literature in which you should generally not expect commercial reward or compensation for your work. Few poets have literary agents because there is not enough money in the field except at the very top for agents to receive a significant commission. To have a volume of poetry published by a major house, you must generally have a long track record of being published in literary magazines. There are countless thousands of unpaid poets, however, who write for their own satisfaction, share their work in small groups, and publish small editions and chapbooks on their own.

The most comprehensive guide to poetry markets is Poets Market, published by Writer’s Digest Books. Two of the leading “establishment” sites for poets online include the Academy of American Poets at www.poets.org and Poets & Writers magazine at www.pw.org. The print version of P&W is also available at many newsstands. The Poetry Society of America is at www.poetrysociety.org. One of the most venerable and well-funded poetry publications is Poetry Magazine at http://www.poetrymagazine.org/.

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and I can also suggest The Sun Magazine ...
http://www.thesunmagazine.org/index.html

Founded in 1974, The Sun is a non-profit, ad-free monthly magazine that publishes an eclectic mix of personal essays, fiction, interviews, poetry, and photographs.

Submit:
writing
photography


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good luck