Most poetry books contain between 30 and 100 poems, so it's important to constantly be doing writing exercises and writing poems. Once you have a strong collection of poetry, you'll need to organize it. A book of poems isn't simply all of your poetry writing sandwiched under one book cover.

Depending on how much of the self-publishing process you decide to outsource, your costs can be very minimal, or they might broach the $1-2k range. There are self-publishing options for every budget. A poetry book is often much shorter than a work of non-fiction like a memoir or a work of fiction like a romance novel.

The average price of a poetry book varies based on the publisher, format, popularity of the poet, and market, but generally speaking, a paperback usually ranges between $10 - $20, while hardcover poetry collections can easily sell for up to $35.

A full-length poetry collection typically includes a minimum of 40 poems and may include up to 100 poems. The typical length of a poetry collection is around 40 to 80 poems. A chapbook usually has around 15 to 30 poems. A micro chapbook may have less than 15.