In November, The New York State Supreme Court in Cayuga County approved the legacy agreement that transfers Wells Book Arts Center (WBAC) to Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS). This legacy … Read more
Chapbook Contest Winner Reading – Wells College Press
October 6, 2016

JR Tappenden’s award-winning chapbook is now ready for release, and she’ll be reading Thursday, October 6, at 7pm in the AER room in Macmillan Hall, Wells College.
Come learn about the contest and the process of turning a manuscript into a beautiful chapbook. And hear Tappenden read the beautiful poems that won her this national prize!
Refreshments will be served, and the chapbook will be available at a discount.
This event is Free and open to all.
Here you can find two poems from this collection and hear the author read them herself: https://sweetlit.wordpress.com/issue-8-3/poet-j-r-tappenden/ And remember, as we approach winter: “Don’t be fooled by the light / in the spring leaves; their color will be red again / soon.”
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