We are about to begin a new project, one which may be much more useful to the local poetry community than are our monthly events: We are going to do a free online launch of everyone’s new book release. 

The book can be of any kind, real paper or online-only, commercial or self-published. We only have one restriction: The poet must have been published in two mainstream journals, by which we mean journals that are discriminating. 

Our launches may prove to be more effective than are the traditional restaurant or library launches, for several reasons. 

First, we will post a batch of the poet’s previously-published poems so that readers can really sink their teeth into the author’s work, as opposed to only hearing them once as at a normal launch. And these poems will be linked directly to whomever is selling the books - a publisher or the poet’s own website. 

Second, the launch will include, along with a photo and bio, an interview with the poet, which will also be linked to the poems and to the book source. 

(I'm working on a Canadian list: coming soon.)

http://www.everywritersresource.com/topliterarymagazines.html

One of the main difficulties poets have is getting  published. This is true especially of the less-experienced poets, but of all
poets to one degree or another.

What I would like to do is begin a  list of Canadian journals, both print and online, put together by poets who have been through the mill and can offer their wisdom and practical advise along with the items on the list.

Any poets who would  like to
contribute can not only add journals and their thoughts about them, but suggest
helpful categories to put them in.

The lists will be updated constantly by the contribution of different poets, and each journal will have increasingly more comments.

The actual list we put together will not be attributed to anyone, but the comments about the journals will of course include the names of the authors, if they consent to their names being used. If not, there will be no name attached. But we will post the comments nevertheless. 
  
Poets will then not have to rely on trial and error over long periods of time, or their own stumbling research, or the PR put out by the journals, but will in essence be able to ask a group of experienced poets what they would do if they were in their shoes.