Hi Maria!

This is a beautiful collection of poems, and I'm grateful that you've written them. They feel like practices, or rituals, that readers can use to get in touch with visceral parts of life, like the silence of "watching sunlight crawl" or recreating a childhood meal. These all feel very personal, and real, and overwhelmingly soft. I also loved how you read it in the audio version.

So far as marketing goes, we're going to highlight all you writers in our social media accounts (and of course will tag). In general, the audience of poetry is poets, so getting involved with literary organizations in your area is a good place to start. Finding publishers that are doing what you're doing is a good move too, while slowly building your list of publications, readings, features, collaborations, and awards.  I think it's also important to remember that you don't need to find something pre-existing. You can start a poetry collection with your friends, start hosting events, and eventually evolve into something bigger. SEO for your website is also a good thing to look into. There's not much money in poetry to be perfectly blunt, but there's a lot of joy and purpose that can be found in it. Good luck!

I'm going to email you an annotated PDF of this with more specific notes! Thanks for submitting.