Some poets might ask, why bother? After all, it's easy to post our own poems on our own blogs or websites, so why risk rejection? Well....
There's something thrilling about having our poems appreciated and accepted by the editors of poetry journals, anthologies, or e-zines.
Seeing which poems others respond to can help us improve our level of poetry-writing.
Having our poems come back as "no thanks" or "not right for us" can alert us to what needs clarifying or revising in some way.
Placing poems with a publication other than our own helps us to build our publishing credits. When we have enough of those for a book or chapbook, we can self-publish if we want, knowing we have plenty of poetry titles and publishers to include on an Acknowledgements page.
When people ask about our work, we become more confident in saying, "I'm a poet." We might even begin to believe that ourselves!
To see how to go about sending your work to publishers of poetry, visit these "Tips on sending your poems to a poetry journal or e-zine.
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