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Guess who is talking about Craig Morgan Teicher and his latest book To Keep Love Blurry? Well, from the looks of it...everyone. If you haven't subscribed to Poets & Writers Magazine yet, now is the time to do it. In its current September/October issue is a fantastic interview with both Teicher and his wife Brenda Shaughnessy, who also has a book being published this month. Here is a synopsis of the piece from the magazine: "After navigating a devastating crisis, husband-and-wife poets Craig Morgan Teicher and Brenda Shaughnessy reflect on the fortifying powers of poetry and their commitment to their...

Tickets for BOA's 2012 Dine & Rhyme are now available. If you will be in the Rochester, NY area on Sunday, September 23, you will not want to miss this fantastic event! Dine & Rhyme is BOA’s annual fundraiser, consisting of a poetry reading and book signing by nationally recognized BOA poets followed by a reception, dinner, and silent auction. All proceeds from the event go toward the publication of BOA books. As an independent publisher, we rely on grant funding from public and private sources as well as individual contributions to make the publication of our wonderful books possible...

In the company of The King James Bible and The Collected Works of William Shakespeare, Kyle Minor of the Big Other places The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010 on his list of the top 50 "Literary Pillars" of all time. The landmark volume (available now in the BOA Bookstore!) is ranked number 18. Considering that the list ends at 50, Minor sings (or rather, writes) the praises of Ms. Clifton in a big way, placing her collection among top twenty-five, above such writers as Ezra Pound and Kurt Vonnegut. Such an august presence suggests that Ms. Clifton has not...

While BOA's fall 2012 titles aren't scheduled for official release until 1-3 months from now, BOA just received a thrilling shipment yesterday of the final three titles of the season: Theophobia, Passwords Primeval: 20 American Poets in their Own Words, and Diadem: Selected Poems! Do you know what that means? You can go to the BOA Bookstore TODAY to claim your copies of any and all of the long-awaited fall 2012 titles, including The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010 and To Keep Love Blurry!  Each of the titles are absolutely breathtaking, and we at BOA are so proud to...

The 2013 AWP Annual Conference & Bookfair is fast approaching! And we could not be more excited. Out of a record 1,300 event proposals for the upcoming AWP conference, BOA has been accepted for a panel "Come Celebrate with Us: The Multiple Legacies of Lucille Clifton," organized by BOA Publisher Peter Conners. This panel will honor the poetic legacy of Lucille Clifton (National Book Award, Robert Frost Medal, Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize) and the publication of The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010 (BOA Editions, 2012). Distinguished poets, friends, and colleagues Kevin Young, Michael S. Glaser, Cornelius Eady, and Sonia...