Carol’s Poetry Puddles

Carol’s Poetry Puddles

Chapbooks

a way of organizing your poems and ...

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Carol Willette Bachofner
May 26, 2026
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The chapbook (chapter book) is a short collection of writing, either poems or short pieces of fiction or nonfiction. Chapbooks are usually printed or handwritten “booklets” of 10 (mini-chaps) to 40 pages (usually 24-36 pages). They were very popular in early European communities, and were distributed on the street for free or for a tiny coin offering. …

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