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BookTrib's Jamie Yourdon recently sat down with author Aurelie Sheehan to discuss the writing process and her new book Jewelry Box. The interview looks in-depth at Sheehan's own experiences as a writer, and how her new collection of stories came to be. "I wanted to write, but I had limited time to work with," says Aurelie Sheehan, on the origin of Jewelry Box. "Also, I was thinking about history: I wanted to find a way into the past and its stories. And so the project was born - a book of histories found within objects and, as the project went...

To kick off its new and anticipated relaunch, the Biblioasis International Translation Blog excerpted three poems from BOA's newest translation The World Shared: "Earthly Delights," "Monster," and "A Mouse in a Bucket." A bilingual Polish and English collection, The World Shared carries poetry by Dariusz Sosnicki, translated by Piotr Florczyk and Boris Dralyuk. "The World Shared... is a dream-catalogue of surrealist riffs and humble strangeness. 'Earthly Delights' previously appeared in New Orleans Review, 'Monster' previously appeared in The New Yorker, and 'A Mouse in a Bucket' appears here for the first time." Click here to read the Biblioasis feature, including...

Bruce Beasley's latest poetry collection Theophobia (Fall 2012) has been named one of Poetry Northwest's "Notable Books of 2014." According to Poetry Northwest reviewer Brandon Krieg, "The gods feared in Bruce Beasley's brilliant, ambitious new collection, Theophobia are the gods we have created to replace the pre-enlightenment pantheon. Science and Technology, those terrible deities whose bidding we do in our smallest daily observances--dialing customer service, looking something up on Wikipedia--are the gods we unwittingly cry out to in the wilderness they, in fact, have created." Along with his theological ideas, Krieg notes Beasley's use of language as art: "...Beasley's language in...

In a recent Metro Times interview, Peter Markus discusses with poet Jim Daniels his newest and 14th collection Birth Marks. According to Markus, Daniels' poems "invite us in to the daily conversation, giving us permission to speak about what it means to be a part of this world." Here are some excerpts from the interview we found particularly engaging. Enjoy! Metro Times: This new book opens with these lines: “I am not a minister’s son or a former pro boxer, but I have a few things to say.” What is it in the world, what is it about the world,...

Li-Young Lee will be the honored poet of the 2014 Jean Burden Poetry Reading, which is California State University, Los Angeles' most esteemed annual literary event. Lee will read from his own works, including BOA titles Rose, Breaking the Alabaster Jar, The City In Which I Love You, Book of My Nights, and The Winged Seed. The event will be held on March 6, 2014, in the Golden Eagle Ballroom at California State University, Los Angeles. Doors will open at 5:45pm for a buffet reception and the program will begin at 6:30pm. This event is free and open to the public.There...