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Tarpaulin Sky Press
Tarpaulin Sky Press is a small press publisher of hybrid texts as well as poetry and prose. Founded by Christian Peet in 2006 and based in Grafton, Vermont, the company produces full-length books, chapbooks, trade paperbacks, hand-bound books, and a literary journal that appears in online and paper editions. Their trade paperbacks are distributed by Small Press Distribution, where three titles have appeared on the distributor's "bestsellers" list, including Danielle Dutton's ''Attempts at a Life,'' which stayed on the list for seven months. In addition to Dutton's book, the press's titles include the first full-length work of fiction by poet Joyelle McSweeney, ''Nylund, the Sarcographer''; a collaborative book of poetry by Noah Eli Gordon and Joshua Marie Wilkinson, with images by Noah Saterstrom, ''Figures for a Darkroom Voice''; hand-bound and perfect-bound editions of the second book by Jenny Boully, ''[one love affair]*''; and hand-bound and perfect-bound editions of the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grafton, Vermont
Grafton is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 645 at the 2020 census. History In the early 19th century, sheep raising became popular and multiple woolen mills sprang up along the branches of the Saxtons River. Soapstone was quarried on nearby Bear Mountain.Stephen JermanokA Town for All Seasons ''Preservation'' magazine, January/February 2010. The town became a notable stagecoach hub for traffic across the Green Mountains into Albany, New York. One inn from that era, ''"the Old Tavern,"'' was founded in 1801. It remains one of the oldest continually operating hotels in the United States. It's now called The Grafton Inn. Grafton had a population of almost 1,500 just before the American Civil War. The town suffered severe losses during the Civil War. Local cemeteries in the village hold many tombstones of casualties from the Battle of Gettysburg. After the war, the community declined in population. The soapstone quarry was depleted and closed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |