Audio Poetry, Reimagined.

Listen to original chapbooks, micro poems, and spoken-word performances.

What is Chapbooks Online?

Chapbooks.Online is an exclusive audio poetry experience for listeners and readers.
Explore original chapbooks inspired by world-famous poets, micro archetypes, and spoken performances — and join as a member to unlock private access and downloadable content.

Latest Chapbooks

Short poetic journeys performed in voice and sound.

Member-OnlyChapbook Collections 2026February 12, 202600:15:01289.74 MB

CH 01 Literature Music Reality

Member-OnlyChapbook Collections 2026February 12, 202600:10:00198.62 MB

CH O2 Writers and Astrology

Member-OnlyChapbook Collections 2026March 11, 202600:06:03130.04 MB

CH 03 Sisters

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Talks

Poetry conversations, reflections, and audio essays.

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Trailer for Unhinged an audio performance 16 minutes

Micro Poems

Season 1: 12 Archetypes.

One‑minute Jungian archetype‑inspired audio/video poems exploring inner life—60 seconds of symbolism and language.

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Upcoming Events: NYC Exhibit

My digital art piece was picked up for a limited edition art book at NYC exhibit Jouissance curated by Michèle Saint-Michel, Curator & Experiential Producer, Leader, Artist Film Club (NYC).

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WHAT'S IN OUR GATED COMMUNITY?

A suite of signature offers

Audio Chapbook Poems

Micro Poems Monthly

Behind-the-scenes videos and other ephemera

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Support independent audio poetry and unlock member-only access to exclusive releases and downloadable content.

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Streaming access to Season 1's [12] one‑minute video poems as complete them (2 each month) for people who want to listen as creative prompts or mood pieces.

Audio‑only versions of each micro poem, for people who want to listen as creative prompts or mood pieces.

Voting rights: members choose which archetype I tackle first when I move into the Micro [Season 2.]

Everything in the library

A complete PDF of librettos/chapbooks/eBooks

My undying gratitude for helping sustain Chapbooks Online and to get personalized poetry experiences 2-3 times a year.

Highly discounted access to a private poetry writing residency for beginners to seasoned poets. Potentially in-person.

2 signed copies of Family of Poems (Chapbooks 01-09) forthcoming September 2026.

About Alice Shapiro

Poet Laureate Emeritus Alice Shapiro grew up in New York and is author of a poetry collection "Saltian to dance" published by Unbound Content Press and an award-winning one-act tragedy in verse ("Four Voices").

She also was a recipient of The Bill C. Davis Drama Award, The Literary Titan Silver Book Award, and was twice Poetry Pushcart Prize nominee (2012). Essentially self-taught, she took a poetry class and a playwriting class at NYU with William Packard. She is based in Wilmington, Delaware.

“After sharing the podium at The Cultural Arts Council, Douglasville, Georgia with Alice Shapiro I see her as “A poet's poet” – Dr. David C. Axelrod, Fulbright Scholar and Poet Laureate

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