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Dear readers, the BOA Blog will be quiet for the next two weeks as our staff enjoys some quality time with their loved ones. Next week will mark the final BOA Poem of the Week for 2018, but in the meantime, we wish to share one of our favorite poems from BOA's over 300 collections of poetry. This week's poem of the week is from The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965–2010 edited by Kevin Young and Michael S. Glaser. holy night joseph, i afraid of stars their brilliant seeing. so many eyes. such light. joseph, i cannot still these limbs, i...

Hello readers! Every week, BOA's staff and interns share one of our favorite poems from our over 300 collections of poetry. This week's poem is from The Moon Makes Its Own Plea by Wendy Mnookin. The Shortest Day of the Year Our doors blocked by a blizzardthe two of us climbed from a windowinto a world made new—mailboxes buried, signs disappeared.we walked on the tops of bushes,dug until we found our car.And dug some more.We cleared the hood,unburdened the windshield.tunneled all the way to the tires.Then what?The roads were closed,there was nowhere to go.Sweating inside our layers,we let ourselves fallback into drift.We had no...

Hello readers! Every week, BOA's staff and interns share one of our favorite poems from our over 300 collections of poetry. This week's poem is from Slope of the Child Everlasting by Laurie Kutchins. The Light We Winter Under December again. all year a dry weeping took up residence—a corridor, a dim boarding house, rooms with small white sinks where a girl lived until she could not. I came to womanhood not feeling a thing. Like a strong dream, winter light is the fiercest of the year. It arrives late and after everything, it disappears as it wakes you. A letter put off...

The giving season is upon us! As our readers share their favorite books with the BOA Holiday Book Sale and our supporters help us raise the bar with BOA's Annual Campaign, the BOA staff and board would like to share a behind-the-scenes look at one of the lesser known programs here at BOA Editions. Did you know that BOA helps support reading and literary programs across the country? It's true! Every year, we give back to the literary community by donating hundreds of new and gently used books to organizations in need through our Book Donation Program. These organizations include...

Still looking for that perfect gift for someone special in your life? BOA is here to help! This year, we are borrowing a beloved holiday tradition from our publishing colleagues in Iceland and are launching our very own Yule Book Flood with our 2018 Holiday Book Sale. Every year on the night of December 24th, people across Iceland give their loved ones a book for the holidays. Friends and families will gather together to spend the night reading and sharing their favorite passages. What better way is there to spend the darkest, coldest nights of the year than by sharing a book in the presence of...