What’s not to love? Download valentine’s day travelog now on our site (linked in bio). Titles are only $5 via instant download, and all proceeds go to our authors. #chapbooks #indiepoets #indiepoetry #indieauthors #indiepub #indiebooks #smallpress #valentinesdaytravelog #sylvesterkwakye

This passage, from “val’s day, 2008,” blew us away. Download this impactful chapbook, through the link in our bio. #chapbooks #indiepoets #indiepoetry #indieauthors #indiepub #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #indiebooks #smallpress #valentinesdaytravelog #sylvesterkwakye

Sylvester is having a love affair with poetry, and we’re having a love affair with his. Download valentine’s day travelog for only $5. #chapbooks #indiepoets #indiepoetry #indieauthors #indiepub #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #indiebooks #smallpress #valentinesdaytravelog #sylvesterkwakye

Enjoy this reading of “14 février 2005” by Sylvester Kwakye, from his book valentine’s day travelog, available now through Whittle Micro-Press. #chapbooks #indiepoets #indiepoetry #indieauthors #indiepub #poetrycommunity #indiebooks #smallpress #valentinesdaytravelog #sylvesterkwakye

Here’s to unicorn days. May they never end in before. Download Sylvester Kwakye’s valentine’s day travelog for $5, link in bio. #chapbooks #indiepoets #indiepoetry #indieauthors #indiepub #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #indiebooks #smallpress #valentinesdaytravelog #sylvesterkwakye

Sylvester Kwayke’s valentine’s day travelog is now available for only $5. You’ll want to take this journey. All proceeds go to Sylvester. #chapbooks #indiepoets #indiepoetry #indieauthors #indiepub #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #smallpress #valentinesdaytravelog #sylvesterkwakye

Get to know Sylvester Kwakye’s work before the release of valentine’s day travelog (Sept 1) with “powerpoint presentation to villagetude,” first published in @callaloojournal.bsky.social. #chapbooks #indiepoets #indiepoetry #poetrycommunity #smallpress #valentinesdaytravelog #sylvesterkwakye

“we’re willing / to fail & fail / again & again.” Alex Stolis’ Soundtrack captures the ache of on-again off-again love through musical memory. Just $5 from Whittle Micro-Press. #chapbooks #indiepoets #indiepoetry #indieauthors #indiepub #poetrycommunity #smallpress #soundtrack #alexstolis

Alex Stolis wrote Soundtrack nearly a decade ago, capturing the early moments of his journey. He says, “writing out of my comfort zone has enabled me to grow.” Soundtrack is just $5. #chapbooks #indiepoets #indiepoetry #indieauthors #indiepub #indiebooks #smallpress #soundtrack #alexstolis

With its focus on “how we define moments in time and associate them with a particular song,” we had an emotional response to reading Alex Stolis’ Soundtrack, and we think you will, too. #chapbooks #indiepoets #indiepoetry #indieauthors #indiepub #indiebooks #smallpress #soundtrack #alexstolis

Photos by Alex Stolis capture the heart of his collection Soundtrack. See the full collection on our IG @whittlemicropress & grab the chapbook on our site for $5. #chapbooks #indiepoets #indiepoetry #indieauthors #indiepub #poetrycommunity #indiebooks #smallpress #soundtrack #alexstolis

Personal as it is, Alex Stolis’ Soundtrack puts into words feelings we may all have felt, but don’t know how to express. Soundtrack now available for download, at $5. #chapbooks #indiepoets #indiepoetry #indieauthors #indiepub #poetrycommunity #indiebooks #smallpress #soundtrack #alexstolis

Alex Stolis’ collection, Soundtrack, which ruminates on the ways music can evoke memory, is available now for instant download! #chapbooks #indiepoets #indiepoetry #indieauthors #indiepub #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #indiebooks #bookstagram #smallpress #instapoets #soundtrack #alexstolis

To get you ready for Soundtrack, read “Telling Dad the trials and tribulations of Atomic City (Minneapolis Radiation Oncology)” by Alex Stolis. Published in One Art. #chapbooks #indiepoets #indiepoetry #indieauthors #indiepub #poetrycommunity #indiebooks #smallpress #soundtrack #alexstolis

“Music never lies.” Soundtrack by Alex Stolis will be available July 31 and is infinitely relatable. Enjoy this one and more by downloading for $5. #chapbooks #indiepoets #indiepoetry #indieauthors #indiepub #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #indiebooks #smallpress #soundtrack #alexstolis

Whittle is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of Give Sorrow by Eilinor Ann Walker, a requiem in fragments that gathers “elegiac” lines to speak when words fail. Arriving March 2026. #chapbooks #indiepoets #indiepoetry #indieauthors #indiebooks #smallpress #elinorannwalker #givesorrow

Our catalog features titles by Kelly R. Samuels, Cyril Wong, Abbie Kiefer, Lauren Davis, Miranda Dennis, Katherine Fallon, & Roseanna Alice Boswell. All proceeds go to authors! #chapbooks #indiepoets #indiepoetry #indieauthors #indiepub #indiebooks #smallpress #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity

Whittle is happy to announce the acquisition of VOIDGAZING by mk zariel, which in exploring digital space and gender, is both “tender and insurgent.” VOIDGAZING will be available May 2026. #chapbooks #indiepoetry #indieauthors #indiepub #indiebooks #smallpress #queerpoetry #mkzariel #voidgazing

“‘I Want You to Want Me’ comes on and it's back to high school, drinking warm beer.” - Alex Stolis, on Soundtrack, available on July 31. Photos by Stolis. #chapbooks #indiepoets #indiepoetry #indieauthors #indiepub #indiebooks #poetrycommunity #smallpress #soundtrack #alexstolis

Whittle is proud to announce the acquisition of LJ Ireton’s Unclaimed— lyrical poetry giving voice to Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard, and Mary, Queen of Scots. Available in Feb. 2026. #chapbooks #indiepoets #indiepoetry #indieauthors #indiepub #indiebooks #smallpress #unclaimed #queens #ljireton

Whittle received so many strong manuscripts, we had to close subs early—for the first time ever. We're thrilled with the 2026 lineup and can't wait to share each poet's work! #chapbooks #indiepoetry #smallpress #poetrycommunity #indieauthors

Whittle is proud to announce the acquisition of Allegra Wilson’s Sex Party at the Opera House, which celebrates “queer sex and desire as ancient, ornately beautiful, and revolutionary.” Sex Party at the Opera House will be available in December 2025. #indiepoets #queerpoetry #allegrawilson

Lauren Davis, author of Sivvy, has recently released her debut fiction collection. Available for purchase @yesyesbooks.bsky.social #chapbooks #indiepoets #indiepoetry #indieauthors #indiepub #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #indiebooks #smallpress #sivvy #laurendavis #sylviaplath #thenothing

Whittle is proud to announce the acquisition of nat raum’s april, buttersoft, which “luxuriates in poetry of the everyday, grounded in equal parts lyricism and sensory detail.” april, buttersoft will be available in November 2025. #digitalpublishing #newacquisition #aprilbuttersoft #natraum

Of this poem, Miranda Dennis writes, “What does it mean to be disinherited? What does it mean to lose the meager empire you gained through all the bone-rotting compromises you made? What does it mean when loss comes at your own hand, the axe that finally fells the great old tree?”

We have fixed the download link for Tongue of the Mushroom (free!). This zine is a celebration of breaking down through the lens of poetry, including poems, inquiries into craft, writing and process prompts. #chapbooks #poetry #indieauthors #digitalpublishing #micropresses #indiepoetry

Whittle is happy to announce the acquisition of Sylvester Kwakye’s valentine’s day travelog, a “life-walk poem that sweeps from birth…to becoming a man.” #chapbooks #indieauthors #digitalpublishing #newacquisition #valentinesdaytravelog #sylvesterkwakye

In addition to being a writer, Alex Stolis, is also a photographer. As with this bio slide, you’ll be seeing more of his work as we promote his micro-chap, Soundtrack. Available for purchase on July 31. #chapbooks #indiepoets #digitalpublishing #newacquisition #soundtrack #alexstolis

Whittle has acquired Alex Stolis’ Soundtrack, an exploration of music’s impact on memory, for publication in July. Keep an eye out for more info as we near the publication date! #indiepoetry #chapbooks #indieauthors #digitalpublishing #newacquisition #soundtrack #alexstolis

Whittle’s catalog shows a headstrong bent toward thorough, pithy theme exploration—with pruning scissors in hand. Roseanna Alice Boswell’s Fat & Fire, re-imagining Dragon in Shrek, demonstrates what Whittle seeks. #digitalpublishing #roseannaaliceboswell #fatandfire #shrek

We’re breathless every time we encounter Fat & Fire by Roseanna Alice Boswell, which imagines the inner workings of the love affair between Dragon and Donkey in the Shrek franchise. Purchase for $5 at the link in our bio. #indieauthors #digitalpublishing #roseannaaliceboswell #fatandfire #shrek

When Dragon speaks, she’s pure flame. Purchase Fat & Fire for a $5 instant download and bask in the voice of a silent character we’ve long needed to hear speak. Donkey art by Delaney, age 9. #chapbooks #indiepoetry #indieauthors #digitalpublishing #roseannaaliceboswell #fatandfire #shrek

A love story too weird and wonderful for Hollywood, but just weird and wonderful enough for you: Roseanna Alice Boswell’s Fat & Fire costs only $5 to download. All proceeds go to the author. #digitalpublishing #indueauthors #roseannaaliceboswell #fatandfire #shrek #indiepoetry #chapbooks

We interrupt our regularly scheduled promo to announce submissions will be closed until further notice. Thank you all for trusting us with your work! Here’s to a plentiful 2025. Please reach out if you have any questions about your submission or future submissions! #digitalpublishing

The first Shrek film fails the Bechdel test in no small part because Dragon is given no lines. In Fat & Fire, Roseanna Alice Boswell gives voice to the voiceless. Download for just $5. #chapbooks #indiepoets #indiepoetry #indieauthors #digitalpublishing #roseannaaliceboswell #fatandfire #shrek

The world is on fire. We can add to that or fix our hearts. In Roseanna Alice Boswell’s Fat & Fire, Shrek’s Dragon weighs the cost-benefit analysis of such a choice. Destruction is easy. Loving is hard. Perception? Impossible. Purchase this thought-provoking collection at whittlemicropress.com.

Roseanna Alice Boswell’s Fat & Fire “demands our attention” and “at once delights and haunts.” Available now at link in bio, you can explore the inner life of Dragon through a $5 instant download. #chapbooks #indiepoetry #indieauthors #digitalpublishing #roseannaaliceboswell #fatandfire #shrek

We can’t use official Shrek imagery to promote Roseanna Alice Boswell’s Fat & Fire (May 20!), so the kids in our lives stepped in. Enjoy these dragon-and-donkey masterpieces, drawn by artists ages 2–13—ranging from wild scribbles to carefully colored gems. #digitalpublishing #roseannaaliceboswell

A friend of the press has released an anonymous, quirky FREE zine about the act of writing, complete with reading materials, prompts, and inquiries into craft. At no cost, Whittle is providing access to The Tongue of the Mushroom on our product page. Download free at link in bio.

Of her favorite poem from Talking to Alice, Kelly R. Samuels says, “I love the image that comes with the title and how the end of the poem comes back around to that. I also like how the speaker admits to some futility while giving some of herself away.” #digitalpublishing #kellyrsamuels

Whittle’s catalog currently features six titles! Peruse our website and consider supporting one of our poets: our titles cost $5, all proceeds go to our authors, and these little books hold kingdoms. #digitalpublishing #indieauthors #chapbooks #poetry

We love the uncertainty of this piece, the many imaginings of what might be true universally, the nebulousness of memory, and the quest for self-meaning. Read this at whittlemicropress.com or on June Road Press for Abbie’s full-length collection. #digitalpublishing #briefhistories #abbiekiefer

Antler Queen is a “bloody good time to read.” Download it for free at whittlemicropress.com and check out our other titles while you’re at it. We also take donations! #indiepoets #indiepoetry #indieauthors #digitalpublishing #antlerqueen #yellowjackets #katherinefallon #newacquisition

You can! You can empathize with these castaways! The television series may not be free, but Antler Queen is. Visit whittlemicropress.com for a free download and to explore our other titles. #chapbooks #indieauthors #digitalpublishing #antlerqueen #yellowjackets #katherinefallon #newacquisition

Antler Queen is a love letter to the series Yellowjackets, and love or hate her, you can’t ignore Misty; she is a stain. Download Antler Queen for free from whittlemicropress.com. #chapbooks #indiepoets #indieauthors #digitalpublishing #antlerqueen #yellowjackets #katherinefallon #newacquisition

Antler Queen is now available for free download! Yellowjackets fan or not, you can download Antler Queen for free and you, too, can immerse yourself in a “frothing beast of girl hunger.” Visit whittlemicropress.com for this title and more. #yellowjackets #katherinefallon #newacquisition

Katherine Fallon’s hot take: Travis is a loser. Antler Queen, a micro-chap exploring the television series Yellowjackets, will soon be available this Saturday for free download through Whittle Micro-Press. #poetry #digitalpublishing #antlerqueen #yellowjackets #katherinefallon #newacquisition

Whittle is pleased to announce the acquisition of Roseanna Alice Boswell’s Fat and Fire, a collection which explores fatness and performance of femininity in the relationship between Donkey and Dragon in Shrek. #roseannaaliceboswell #fatandfire #shrek #newacquisition #indiepoets

Hello Bluesky! We’re back in your feeds promoting upcoming chapbooks. Antler Queen is a collection of poems inspired by the first two seasons of Yellowjackets. Expect it to buzz into being soon, and expect it to be free of cost. #poetry #chapbooks #antlerqueen #yellowjackets #katherinefallon

Enjoy a little blurb for our upcoming book, My Grandmother’s Body by Cyril Wong: “These poems take you through the alleyways of intergenerational anxieties: the grandmother’s story fused into the grandson’s.” - Tijan M. Available January 31.