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Eight new poetry reviews appear in this week's Publishers Weekly including one for BOA's newest Lannan Translations Series selection: The Book of Things poems by Ales Steger, translated from the Slovenian by Brian Henry. "The prolific poet Henry renders Steger's long lines in an unfailingly fluent American English.Steger's efforts sometimes bring to mind such Western European figures as Francis Ponge and Craig Raine, who also sought to make household things look new and strange. Yet Steger brings a melancholy Central European sense of history--his objects tend to remember, or cause, great pain." Read the complete review here [PW on The Book of...

[caption id="attachment_1020" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="A. Poulin, Jr. BOA Founder."][/caption] For all you poets out there, just a reminder that the annual A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Contest is in full swing! The prize honors a poet’s first collection, while honoring the late founder of BOA Editions, a not-for-profit publishing house of poetry and other literature right here in Rochester, so send us your work! Each year the Poulin Prize winner is selected by a prestigious judge from a highly competitive pool of contestants. BOA will publish the winning manuscript for 2010 as part of the New Poets of America Series. This...

Thanks to everyone who came out last Saturday to make Dine & Rhyme a huge success! Over the next week or two we'll post pictures from the reading, the reception, and all the surrounding hooplah. For now, we want to share some pics from a portion of the Dine & Rhyme that most people didn't get to see. As part of this year's event, we partnered with Nazareth College and the Rochester Literacy Movement to offer writing workshops to underserved area youths. Accompanied by their Rochester Literacy Movement mentors, the kids came to Nazareth where they participated in small group...

Due to a plane malfunction in Los Angeles, Cecilia Woloch will not be attending this year's Dine & Rhyme. We will all miss her presence and hope to bring her to Rochester at a different time. However, we're also thrilled to announce that BOA poet Sean Thomas Dougherty will be performing on tomorrow night's bill along with Janice N. Harrington!   [caption id="attachment_707" align="aligncenter" width="205" caption="Sean Thomas Dougherty. BOA Poet."][/caption] Sean Thomas Dougherty has read and performed his poetry extensively across North America and Europe. His most recent collection, Sasha Sings the Laundry on the Line, was written in part...

In case you haven't noticed, BOA is in full-tilt pre-Dine & Rhyme mode! We're selling last minute tickets (have you got yours yet? hmmm?), arranging final details, and gathering a stunning array of auction items. Here's another sneak peek at some of our more photogenic pieces (gift certificates just don't photograph well). Keep in mind our inexpensive digital camera doesn't do any of these pieces justice, but you'll get the idea! [caption id="attachment_1084" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Hand-crafted wooden box by Dan Westervelt"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1085" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Painting by Steve Smock made during our Poetry Is Jazz event"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1086" align="aligncenter" width="300"...