By poets. For poets.

We’re not here to blend in. We’re here to make art.

A micro-press for the people.

We’re a small, community-based publisher run by poets, for poets, and we believe that books have the power to change the world.

In a time filled with uncertainty in the arts — politicians, billionaires, and tech-giants pushing to defund arts programs and increase the number of data centres across the country — poetry has never been more important. We’re not a corporation or a robot. We’re people first, always.

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Home of the Pacific Northwest Chapbook Contest

Submit your chapbook for the chance to win a publishing contract with the Sapperton Press.

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Let’s get social.

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