2006-11-09 04:51:56 · 5 answers · asked by cp 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Try online respectable magazines, like the exquisite corpse, shampoo and others. It's tough to get in their pages but i guess it's worth it. Avoid the places that don't have filters, places like poetry.com or any other site that has no preselection method whatsoever. Avoid the scams (fake contests, "you won but you have to pay to get your diploma" kind of stuff).
2006-11-09 05:16:42 · answer #1 · answered by Eugen S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beware of a "vanity press" which is a company that offers contests or will publish your poems. The book that your poem appears in costs a ridiculous amount of money and they are only available to the other "gullible" people who have fallen for this. A friend of mine won a National Poetry Contest and the thin, little book she bought because her poem was in it was $65 and we couldn't find it anywhere in the library. The librarian explained vanity presses and how they profit. I'm sure you're poems are wonderful, but make sure to submit them to legit companies.
2006-11-09 05:09:30 · answer #2 · answered by Debra D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend self-publishing. I self-published a book of poetry through http://www.lulu.com/ (you don’t need an agent for self-publishing)
Lulu is completely free and very easy to use. You can then buy a global distribution, or ISBN, which will put your book on Barnes and noble, borders, Amazon.... I really like lulu, I think they are great. They also offer a great customer service if you get stuck. Once published with them, you automatically get the copyright, and you keep all rights to it. You can have books printed in b/w or colour, hardback or soft back, and in a variety of sizes.
If you think they are too good to be true (which was my original opinion) you can view my book at http://www.lulu.com/dchooper
Hope this helps. Good luck with your writing.
For any more information about Lulu you can contact me at forensic_dreamer@hotmail.com (if you do contact me, put Lulu in the subject line, or I might report as Spam)
Cheers, Deanna.
2006-11-09 07:12:18 · answer #3 · answered by Deanna H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try to get a writing agent. I'm an aspiring author myself.
Try these websites:
http://www.agentresearch.com/
http://www.writersdigest.com/
Good luck and I hope I helped!
2006-11-09 04:55:20 · answer #4 · answered by Artemiseos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
poetry.com
2006-11-09 04:53:19 · answer #5 · answered by mommy2savannah51405 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋