There are many independent publishers that call for poetry submissions but which one is right for you?
Some publishers such as Forward Poetry say they are the peoples’ publishers and publish every poem they receive no matter what the quality and then charge up to 17 pounds for people to buy a copy of the book. These books really make it onto Amazon or into bookshops, they are made solely for the poets to buy. This is a lovely way for amateur poets to get their work into print and the fact their work is published makes them feel a great sense of accomplishment. However, for other poets the non selective process of getting into these anthologies is unchallenging and the fact that a lot of the work is of dubious quality is off putting.
Some publishers such as Forward Poetry say they are the peoples’ publishers and publish every poem they receive no matter what the quality and then charge up to 17 pounds for people to buy a copy of the book. These books really make it onto Amazon or into bookshops, they are made solely for the poets to buy. This is a lovely way for amateur poets to get their work into print and the fact their work is published makes them feel a great sense of accomplishment. However, for other poets the non selective process of getting into these anthologies is unchallenging and the fact that a lot of the work is of dubious quality is off putting.
