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Poetry writing is not only about the emotion and passion towards writing that perfect verse, but also about method, craft and construction. And even then this genre of writing is extremely subjective and everyone has their own opinion on what constitutes ‘good’ poetry. If you are a writer and think your poems are good enough to publish or want to bring out a book of your work, you are probably thinking of how best to approach different poetry publishers. One thing is for sure, this is a niche and specialised market that many publishers who dabble in the genre are particular about and can be extremely picky about who they decide to pick up.

If you are thinking of publishing poetry and getting your own volume of poems out, it is wise to perfect your poems the best you can before sending them out to potential publishing houses. There is a difference between dabbling in rhymes and casual poems and scribbling them down in your notebook and actually seeing them bound in a book and selling in stores. Often a little revision of work is essential so take the time to go over your work a few times. This not to say you should spoil your creative output but just see if it can be bettered. Another important step that many poetry writers skip is to see if you can get a poem or two published in publications like literary magazines, newspapers, popular poetry websites etc. Doing this will give you some experience that may help later and you may also be able to pick up some constructive criticism and also help you find out which market you fit in best.

When looking for publishers, it goes without saying but find potential publishers for you that have published books of poetry before and if you find one that has published the same genre of poetry, that’s even better. Then when submitting your applications, always follow the individual guidelines laid down by different publishing firms. Before you send in your samples, make sure you proofread every little detail. As you know, it just takes one little word to change an entire meaning or context of a text, whether it is poetry or prose.

It is said that getting a book or poetry published can be even tougher than getting your work of fiction or non-fiction published, thanks to the relatively lesser chances of commercial ability according to many. Even if you don’t find specific poetry publishers, contemporary publishing companies in India today are far more open to publishing various kinds and genres of work today, so it is definitely possible to see your beautiful poetry in the bookstores. However, as it is with getting anything published, patience and perseverance is vital.