Jess

Whetsel

Jess smiles at the camera against a pink and yellow wall. She wears black glasses, a white shirt, a black denim jacket, and a turquoise bolo tie.

WRITER, EDITOR,
& PUBLIC SPEAKER

Jess Whetsel is a writer, editor, and public speaker based in Toledo, Ohio. She has been a poet since childhood, and enjoys writing of all kinds. Jess has showcased her talents for holding space and captivating a crowd in a variety of settings over the years, from teaching workshops to officiating weddings to emceeing political rallies.

Emceeing the National Period Day Rally in Denver, Colorado – October 2019

Officiating a wedding ceremony – October 2021

Performing poetry at a private event – April 2019

Advocating for menstrual equity on Colorado Public Radio – February 2020

Officiating a wedding ceremony – October 2021

Emceeing the National Period Day Rally in Denver, Colorado – October 2019

SERVICES

What story will we tell together? Take a look at my services below, then send me a message for a free consultation.

Ghostwriting

Public speaking and performances

Proofreading and editing

Teaching and workshop facilitation

Jess pores over a manuscript spread out on the floor in a living room decorated with artwork, plants, and knick-knacks.

“Writing is the gift I give myself each day, the home I’ve made for myself, the calling I have no choice but to answer.”

Jess Whetsel

SUBSTACK

For your reading pleasure…

INSTAGRAM

New Substack post alert!! You can find the link in the usual place 🙃

#JessWhetselPoetry #PoetsofIG #PoetryCommunity #IndiePoets #PoetryPage #AfterPoem

Hi everyone! NaPoWriMo blessed me with many new followers so I figured I’d do a lil intro! (I’ve never gotten to do one of these before 🤩)

I’m Jess and I’m a writer, editor, public speaker, and flower farmer based in Toledo,

Hi everyone! I took a little break after NaPoWriMo to rest and recoup - but I’m back, this time with a bit of flash fiction! You can find it on my Substack (the link is in the usual place), but here’s a teaser:

“I can feel it: the

Holy wow I actually wrote something every day this month! 🤯

I had so much fun and learned so much this #NaPoWriMo! Shoutout to @amykaypoetry, @senecabasoalto, @aprilreneepoetry, @hazel.poetry, and @theconstantpoet, whose prompts came in clutch and

It’s Day 29 and I don’t know about y’all but I am running out of steam so thank goodness for this prompt from @aprilreneepoetry that finally got my sluggish brain moving today 🫠

ADVICE I HAVE NOT FOLLOWED

let yourself take life o

Day 28 is brought to you by @senecabasoalto’s prompt: “Write a love poem to yourself as if you are someone else.” I’m HERE FOR IT.

LISTEN HERE, YOU BEAUTIFUL BITCH:

you may not have noticed, but
your itty bitty titties are p

I really cut this one close but it is still day 27…! 😅
.
.
I believe
there is a future
for us with
lazy mornings
& iced coffees
& roadtrips
& sunset walks

& yet
I want to bathe
in this moment
til my fingers prune
.
.
#JessWh

Whewww it’s day 26 and we’re in the home stretch!! Today @senecabasoalto posted this 🔥 poem called “The Essentials” and I neeeeeeded to do an after because it was way too much fun and methinks I’ve been taking #NaPoWriM

It’s Day 25 – which means it’s also @kyronrashad.wav’s birthday! Ky is a wonderful human, a loyal friend, and my creative sibling. Life has taught me that there truly is no greater gift than creative kinship. Ky and I have bee

Day 24. I didn’t tell myself I would write a polished poem every day. I told myself I would generate something every day.
.
.
I miss feeling like my body belongs to me, like I’ve been coming home to her for the past thirty-four years. La

New Substack post alert!! You can find the link in the usual place 🙃

#JessWhetselPoetry #PoetsofIG #PoetryCommunity #IndiePoets #PoetryPage #AfterPoem

Hi everyone! NaPoWriMo blessed me with many new followers so I figured I’d do a lil intro! (I’ve never gotten to do one of these before 🤩)

I’m Jess and I’m a writer, editor, public speaker, and flower farmer based in Toledo,

Hi everyone! I took a little break after NaPoWriMo to rest and recoup - but I’m back, this time with a bit of flash fiction! You can find it on my Substack (the link is in the usual place), but here’s a teaser:

“I can feel it: the

Holy wow I actually wrote something every day this month! 🤯

I had so much fun and learned so much this #NaPoWriMo! Shoutout to @amykaypoetry, @senecabasoalto, @aprilreneepoetry, @hazel.poetry, and @theconstantpoet, whose prompts came in clutch and

It’s Day 29 and I don’t know about y’all but I am running out of steam so thank goodness for this prompt from @aprilreneepoetry that finally got my sluggish brain moving today 🫠

ADVICE I HAVE NOT FOLLOWED

let yourself take life o

Day 28 is brought to you by @senecabasoalto’s prompt: “Write a love poem to yourself as if you are someone else.” I’m HERE FOR IT.

LISTEN HERE, YOU BEAUTIFUL BITCH:

you may not have noticed, but
your itty bitty titties are p

I really cut this one close but it is still day 27…! 😅
.
.
I believe
there is a future
for us with
lazy mornings
& iced coffees
& roadtrips
& sunset walks

& yet
I want to bathe
in this moment
til my fingers prune
.
.
#JessWh

Whewww it’s day 26 and we’re in the home stretch!! Today @senecabasoalto posted this 🔥 poem called “The Essentials” and I neeeeeeded to do an after because it was way too much fun and methinks I’ve been taking #NaPoWriM

It’s Day 25 – which means it’s also @kyronrashad.wav’s birthday! Ky is a wonderful human, a loyal friend, and my creative sibling. Life has taught me that there truly is no greater gift than creative kinship. Ky and I have bee

Day 24. I didn’t tell myself I would write a polished poem every day. I told myself I would generate something every day.
.
.
I miss feeling like my body belongs to me, like I’ve been coming home to her for the past thirty-four years. La