Dark Poetry?

Question

I write dark poetry and I would like to see about getting my poems published but I'm not sure who would accept them. Do any of you know any magazines or something along those lines that would accept them?

Answer 1

Try duotrope.com, you can narrow your search down to literary types/genres accepted by magazines. It's a good resource, very helpful, and if you register, they have an online submission tracking system that's free.

Answer 2

Certainly # 1 offers a vaild suggestion, but without knowing the context or how you define DARK,,, Your work might span many points of interest, and overlap many emotional states, such as Substance abuse issues, depression, death and denial, etc. etc.

"DARK" need not always be defined as Cult Like, or specific in context, to create a depressive state in others. As an emotional release it might be theraputic for you certainly, and related to by others in similar, or exact situations. It could just be YOU venting during a Bad Day?

Steven Wolf

Answer 3

Try Dark Sky.

http://www.darkskymagazine.com/submissions/

Black October is always looking for dark poems too:

http://www.blackoctobermagazine.com/book_reviews.cfm

Scary poems on-line can join Poe's THE RAVEN in the link below.

good luck

Answer 4

Check out some gothic magazines, like Gothic Beauty.