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We are thrilled to announce that the New Hampshire Writer's Project has awarded Deborah Brown's Walking the Dog's Shadow their "Outstanding Poetry Book" award. The award, which is given to a poet's outstanding book or chapbook of poetry every two or three years, has previously been won by such writers as Charles Simic and Maxine Kumin. Deborah Brown's collection was selected  by Tony Hoagland as the 2010 winner of BOA's A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize. Walking the Dog's Shadow was published in April 2011. We hope you will check out these poems and more on Deborah Brown if you have...

It has been a great week for BOA: Publishers Weekly has printed no fewer than three poetry reviews on some of our most recent books. Aracelis Girmay's Kingdom Animalia and Michael Waters' Gospel Night receive spot-on responses. We are very happy to share that The Hands of Strangers: Poems from the Nursing Home by Janice N. Harrington has a starred review containing such comments as: "Both attendants and patients emerge as humans, as people with tough tasks and inner lives, in these pellucid, scary, morally resonant poems." So too did Kingdom Animalia get the spotlight. It is almost as if...

The Poetry Foundation maintains a list of "bestsellers" in the poetry world. Naomi Shihab Nye's new book Transfer debuted there at #13 and quickly scooted up to #6. So what does it all mean? Well, it means a bunch of people are discovering what an amazing new book Naomi has just published. We humbly recommend you check it out too...  Transfer, as well as more information about the book and Naomi Shihab Nye can be found in the BOA bookstore.

On September 18, 2011 BOA held our annual Dine & Rhyme celebration at the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, NY. Those who were fortunate enough to attend were treated to an astonishing, wide-ranging poetry reading by BOA poets Keetje Kuipers, Aracelis Girmay, and Michael Waters. We're pleased to announce that those readings in the entirety are now posted on BOA's YouTube page:  2011 Dine & Rhyme videos  Whether your re-living that magical night or seeing it for the first time, these are share-worthy videos of three diverse and dynamic poets. Enjoy! [caption id="attachment_1485" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Keetje Kuipers unwinding after her...

There will be an open submission period for the Lannan Translations Series from October 1-October 31, 2011. We ask that you read and follow the guidelines provided on our website before submitting: [Lannan Translations Series] The Lannan Foundation of Santa Fe, New Mexico annually funds two new collections of contemporary international poetry published by BOA Editions.  The funds support production costs and author and translator royalties. We think of Lannan as the quiet heroes of the contemporary literary scene for their support of poetry and the art of translation. They also house some of the best audio and video literary archives available on-line. Find out more...