Poetry Publishers

[FireFeet]

Anyone know of a somewhat shady rinky dink operation that does their printing on a black market printing press in their garage and who requires no money up front but simply a 50% kickback on profits and is willing to publish anything written by anyone including but not limited to my cat?

An additional requirement would be a willingness to work with poets with insomnia who write tremendously atrotious run-on sentences asking what seem to be random and meaningless inquiries but in all truth is a serious question to which they are seeking an answer.

Thank you. Have a cookie. Good night. :rolleyes:

[ellenjames]

Dear FireFeet

I have one experience with poetry publishers which was not good! I sent a poem to a contest. When I wrote to ask who won the contest, they said there was not contest. But the did print my poem in a poetry anthology and kept trying to sell me plaques, cups, and etc. with my poem on them. I suppose that gave my poem exposure, but I am still disillusioned with poetry publishers!

I have poems to my church publication, which offer no payment, but I get more satisfaction from being published there than to experiment with poetry publishers! :confused: However, there may be some who do right by poets.

Please forgive me for sounding cynical!
Ellenjames

[FireFeet]

But they did print my poem in a poetry anthology and kept trying to sell me plaques, cups, and etc. with my poem on them. I suppose that gave my poem exposure, but I am still disillusioned with poetry publishers!

Yes, I've come across those types of places in my search. <shudder> They make a mockery of the art of poetry. :mad: