{"title":"A. Poulin, Jr.","description":"\u003cp\u003ePoet, translator, and editor A. Poulin, Jr. (1938–1996) was the founding publisher and president of BOA Editions, Ltd. His distinguished poetry translations include Rainier Maria Rilke's \u003cem\u003eDuino Elegies and the Sonnets to Orpheus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Complete French Poems\u003c\/em\u003e as well as Anne Hébert's \u003cem\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDay Has No Equal But Night\u003c\/em\u003e. Poulin's own collections include \u003cem\u003eIn Advent\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Widow's Taboo: Poems After the Catawba\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Nest of Sonnets\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Momentary Order\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCave Dwellers\u003c\/em\u003e. He also co-edited several editions of the celebrated anthology \u003cem\u003eContemporary American Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e (Houghton Mifflin). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor his poetry and translations, Poulin received both a creative writing fellowship and a translator's grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. He also received a poetry fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts and two translation awards from Columbia University's Translation Center. In 1971, Poulin joined the faculty at the The College at Brockport, State University of New York, where he was Professor of English. He was awarded an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters by the University of New England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1976, Poulin founded BOA Editions as \u003cspan\u003ean independent, not-for-profit press devoted to publishing work by contemporary international and American authors. A mentor to numerous poets and scholars, Poulin died in 1996.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-poulin-jr-selected-poems-1","title":"A. Poulin, Jr. Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA. Poulin, Jr. Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e includes sample offerings from Poulin's eight previous books, as well as a number of uncollected and limited-edition poems. Known for imaginative conceits and deft intelligence, Poulin's poems balance philosophical inquiry with emotional intensity and call us to a spiritual awakening beyond that of traditional religions. Edited and introduced by Michael Waters, the release of \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e coincides with the 25th anniversary of BOA Editions, founded by Poulin in 1976. Edited by Michael Waters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Angels of Film\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEyes. Eyes. They are the eyes\u003cbr\u003ethat feed on children in the sun, \u003cbr\u003eon brides, birds, grandmothers, stars. \u003cbr\u003eThey're always there, loaded revolvers\u003cbr\u003eblinking too loudly at parties, shooting\u003cbr\u003eat smiling faces with more vengeance\u003cbr\u003ethan crime or conscience. They capture\u003cbr\u003eour gestures, helpless in their sight, \u003cbr\u003ejust to prove the past or present real. \u003cbr\u003eWe were children, once; beneath this \u003cbr\u003eface there is another we have never\u003cbr\u003ewanted. Out bodies just keep going, \u003cbr\u003edeveloping reproductions of ourselves. \u003cbr\u003eOur souls are prisoners of eyes forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePraise for the collection\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“It is a fascinating experience to read this book of poems of the life of A. Poulin, Jr. because it is written with honesty, passion, and clarity. You enter the man's life as you read the book. I was deeply moved and felt the presence of the author on every page. This is autobiographical poetry at its best.” \u003cb\u003e—Alan Dugan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“These poems, artifacts from Al Poulin's life work, sing with celebration and mourning over our daily realities, which he perceived as shimmering between the physical and the metaphysical. We miss the poet. But these poems never miss.” \u003cb\u003e—Robin Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":8418083077,"sku":"9781929918034","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":10870908101,"sku":"9781929918027","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/products\/9781929918034.jpg?v=1527683162"},{"product_id":"anne-hbert-selected-poems-translated-1","title":"Anne Hébert: Selected Poems","description":"\u003ch4\u003eHardcover copies available in limited quantity\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a first\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eedition, first printing available in limited supply.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBooks\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehave been archived at BOA Editions, Ltd. since publication and are in good condition. Hardcover. Ideal for collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by A. Poulin, Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnne Hébert: Selected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e is the first bilingual collection of poetry by this major world poet—and Canada\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es most important French poet of the twentieth century—to be published in the United States and Canada. It includes a generous selection from Hébert\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es central book, \u003cem\u003ePoemes\u003c\/em\u003e (Paris, 1960) and several previously uncollected and untranslated poems. A. 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