Publishing Poetry??

Question by Tayylerr: Publishing Poetry??
I love to write poetry, and I never really thought about publishing it until someone told me that i was a really good poet, and I should think about getting it published. This is the poem that a lot of people said was really good that I wrote. I’ts called “My Addiction.”

If there was any drug that I would take
The one I’d take would be as sweet as cake.
I can’t tell you her name but you will find
That the drug I take is so very divine
She’s lovely to see after a long hard day
And she’s better than anything I can ever paid
As soon as you want some you’ll always want more
And each time you take some you’ll take a little more
You’ll start to get a feeling that you won’t ever forget
Your heart beats faster and you might even sweat
As the moment gets closer you start to feel
A tingling sensation that you know for sure is real
No matter how hard you try it can’t be controlled
And the best part is that it never gets old
You start addicted, and you can’t ever stop
And you get so much love you feel like you’ll pop
It turns into a problem and you can’t seem to solve it
Even if you did you probably wouldn’t resolve it
And even after saying this I know this much is true
Girl, you got me addicted, and it’s all Because of You

Best answer:

Answer by Shadow
Read many current poets. Start with journals you can easily buy at bookstore or go on line as many website journals let you read sample poems or evne the enitre issue. You can get name of poetry magazines at duotrope.com. If the magazine or company wants you to put up money or buy the anthology then it is a gimmick because they accept everybody. Read the pulitzer prize winners, take a poetry class at the local college. Share yur poem with people who are not your “firends” or your “family” or someone who is going to say it is great. Ask them why it is great and what they liked bes & least about it. Look for honest answers.

Then write something you know about that you can show in a single scene or moment instead of telling the reader what to think and feel. Stay away from vague abstract language like beautiful and good and bad. They are vague because people are individuals and what is good to one person is not good to another. Use the five senses, describe more, stay away from weak passive verbs like ‘to be’ and the ‘-ing’ verbs. Use allusions and metaphors and similes and lots of action verbs. Avoid cliche similes & metaphors that have been heard before like walking on eggshells, hit the nail on the head, sweet as cake. Use alliteration to emphasize certain words. I hope this helps. Get on sites where you can post your poems and get ‘honest’ feedback like splahhall & critical poet & poetry circle.

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