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Under normal circumstances receiving a shipment of galleys is just another day at the office. But when it's the galley for The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010 it becomes a cause for celebration! Join us in a toast on this milestone toward the book's Sept. 11 2012 publication. It's a great day for poetry! [caption id="attachment_1678" align="aligncenter" width="224" caption="Peter Conners and Melissa Hall toast the arrival of galleys for The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1676" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Hugh Martin. 2012 Poulin Prize Winner."][/caption] Hugh Martin is the 2012 A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize winner for his first collection of poems, The Stick Soldiers. Cornelius Eady selected this manuscript and will write a Foreword to the published collection. Martin will receive a $1,500 honorarium and book publication by BOA Editions, Ltd. in March, 2013, in the A. Poulin, Jr. New Poets of America Series. An annual competition, the A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize is open to poets who have yet to publish a full-length-book collection of poetry. This year’s runner-ups were The Reformation by...

We wanted to give you a quick update on the status of the Poulin Prize. Our esteemed judge Cornelius Eady has selected a winner! However... we need to confirm that the poet he selected will accept the prize before we make a formal announcement. We have a call in to that person (Hey, check your voice mail!) and will let you know the results as soon as possible. We're as eager to share the news as you are to hear it! [caption id="attachment_1407" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Cornelius Eady. Poulin Prize Judge."][/caption]

In case you haven't checked out literary blog The Rumpus in the past week, we are proud to inform you that Aimee Parkison's short story "Theater of Cruelty" from her latest collection The Innocent Party was selected for their Sunday Fiction series! Hop over to the Sunday Fiction page to give it a read. If you are unfamiliar with Aimee's work, now's your chance to get yourself acquainted; this atmospheric piece will have you pinned until the end. Aimee's amazing new collection The Innocent Party will be officially published in May. BUT, it can be purchased directly through BOA's secure...

[caption id="attachment_1141" align="alignleft" width="274" caption="Craig Morgan Teicher. BOA Author."][/caption] HTML Giant has turned their "Author Spotlight" on BOA author Craig Morgan Teicher. In the interview, Craig discusses his fable collection, Cradle Book, and says things like, "Sleep and fear have always been closely related to me. What is scarier than sleeping? Who knows what somebody will do to you while you’re sleeping? Or what you will do to yourself while dreaming. Oh—sleep is the scariest thing in the world. It’s like we die every day. To me, silence, fear and sleep are pretty much the same thing." If you think...