"Your opinion on getting published"

Right... join groups.  The internet has made poetry very antisocial, even selfish.  Get out and feel the pulse of your own community.

And one very, very important thing I forgot to mention.  Before you even consider submitting manuscripts, proofread and edit.  I can promise you that if you submit a manuscript with typos and spelling errors, it will be rejected.  Those things glare at a publisher and say "I can't be bothered making this worth your while."  If you're not confident about your own editing skills,  there are professional editors who will do it for you.  No matter how small you think the publication is you're submitting for, no publisher will bother reading something that shows a lack of care.