How can I get my poems published?

Answer 1

One very easy way to get them published in book form is to contact xlibris,listed below. Keep in mind that this is not the publishing company which will fawn all over you and give you limo rides: they simply provide publishing services for a fee.
A word of caution, however: Most people believe their poetry will make them the next Sylvia Plath or Gerard Manley Hopkins, but this is highly doubtful. As someone said not all that long ago,had Faulkner lived today, he probably wouldn't have been published at all. Although being published won't make you rich or famous, in all probability, be content with fulfilling your dream to be published at all.

Answer 2

I'm just reposting an answer I left an hour ago to someone else but I think it will be useful to you:

As for copyrighting your poems, I'm not sure about them. However, you don't have to pay money to get them copyrighted. You can just print them off with the date, put them in a sealed envelope (self-addressed) and send them to yourself. The date on the poem and then the postage date will secure your writing as yours if you ever have any problems that arise. Also, you may want to check in to copyrighting your own poems, if the poems are already copyrighted then it may make it more difficult for them to be published by a publisher -- it may not be the best move, however I've never dealth with that before so I'm not sure.

As for publishing, I know a little more about that.

The first thing I would recommend is going to your local library and check out the 2006 Writers Market (I think there is a specific poetry one, but it may be for fiction and poetry, I can't remember). They'll give you ideas of what publishers want and types of publishers to go through.

You'll need to query publishers als, but the first thing would be to do your research.

One of the biggest things to know is to only send your manuscript to one publisher at a time though -- it's really bad form to send it out to several (unless they say it's okay). Simultanious submission can lead to multiple publishers wanting the rights to publish the book at the same time.

Also be patient, even if your work is great it most likely will take a long time to get it published. There are lots of people with not so great writing wanting to be published (some actually are published) and lots of really good authors wanting published. These means that publishers gets hundreds of thousands of manuscripts in their office each year and so it takes a long time to go through them. Just because you're rejected from somewhere doesn't mean you aren't exactly what another company is looking for.

Also know that poetry is much harder to get published because the market is much smaller than fiction. Don't let this discourage you, but be aware of that.

Finally, as you are working on getting published, keep writing. See if a community college offers a creative writing class or a local university. They can be really helpful. Also check out writing clubs in the area to really sharpen your skills. Being surrounded by like minded people, as well as people who have been in the same boat (either through rejection or eventual publication) can help make this journey easier.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Get the Writer's Digest (either at your local library or newspaper agent and mag vendor) . In it you will find plenty of places where you can submit your poems for publication. Watch out for booby traps though (some are free, some require a fee for inclusion.

Answer 4

You should contact a publisher. Or you can sell your own poems if you make a free webshop at Cafepress.com. They can make books up to 200 pages.
Find out more at http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/sell/books.aspx page.

Answer 5

Type them in Word, print them in PDF (google DESKPDF).. and put them on a website..

or Contact a publisher.