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CELEBRATING 50 YEARS

50th Anniversary Documentary

Poets, academics, and Boa supporters reflect on 50 years of nonprofit publishing and advocate for its future.

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Daniela Gioseffi

Writer, professor, performer, and literary critic Daniela Gioseffi was born and raised in New Jersey. Gioseffi’s first book of poetry, Eggs in…

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