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Watch Weekly Poem: From 'Movements Forward, Movements Away' on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour. PBS NewsHour is featuring Peter Conners, publisher at BOA Editions, as their Poet of the Week due to his imaginative prose in "Movements Forward, Movements Away." The poem captures the reader from the beginning till end. Watch the video above to hear Peter's reading or click here to visit PBS to read the excerpt as well. GO PETER!!!!!

BOA author Aimee Parkison So as a BOA intern I spend a lot of my time here surfing some of the stranger corners of the web, but every now and again I’m sent to a website that is genuinely awesome. The Nervous Breakdown.com is one such site. TNB, for me at least, just has the perfect balance of intellectualism, youthfulness and that intangible coolness to it. Anyways, not too long ago TNB had a “Six Question Sex Interview” with BOA poet, Aimee Parkison in light of her recent work in Men Undressed. The new title is a collection of short...

BOA poet Barbara Jane Reyes BOA poet Barbara Jane Reyes was recently interviewed in the third issue of TAYO Literary Magazine In it, Reyes discusses her thoughts on what it means to be a Filipina American poet, where her inspiration derives, and even gives advice to young writers who may be struggling with the age-old mantra “write about what you know.” “I write not what I know, but rather what I want to find out. Much of what I write begins with a question, or a problem, or a visual in my mind that I need to unravel, give depth...

The staff of BOA Editions is gearing up for a nice holiday break. From the top to the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for supporting BOA Editions in 2011. We look forward to a 2012 full of more great books and good times. Onward into the New Year!  [caption id="attachment_1576" align="aligncenter" width="410" caption="Happy Holidays from BOA Editions!"][/caption]

The Jan/Feb issue of Poets & Writers is themed as "The New Year's Guide to an Inspired Writing Life." As most writers will tell you, inspiration is a mirage floating in the distance reachable only by years of hard work. However, what artist can deny that there are the occasional "flashes" that may well be described as inspiration? Whatever your view of "inspiration" we're pleased to have Janice N. Harrington and Deborah Brown spotlighted in the issue. Both are past winners of BOA's A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize contest with their books Walking the Dog's Shadow (Deborah Brown) and Even the...