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BOA Editions is proud to be a part of the 6x6x2011: Global event sponsored by the Rochester Contemporary Art Center. This year, BOA employees have constructed BOA-themed miniature masterpieces. According to Rochester Contemporary Art Center, "The 6x6 event began as a small fundraising project, but has grown into an international art phenomenon. Last year over 5,000 artworks from 43 US states and 22 countries were entered in this exhibition!" BOA is thrilled to be a part of this endeavor this year. This year will be the fourth year that the exhibition has taken place. Below are some of BOA's contributions:...

Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre,  part of the English Department at Oxford Brookes University, will tell you it has four main objectives. These include promoting contemporary poetry locally and to assist in the connection and correspondence between poets. The Centre's website and newsletter chooses a poem/poet every week to praise and "publish." This week, they made a great decision in sharing with the reading community the poem "Big Band Theory" by Sharon Bryan. Bryan's book Sharp Stars, published by BOA Editions, won the Isabella Gardner Poetry Award in 2009.

Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre has named Barbara Jane Reyes's poem “the true color of the sea” as its Weekly Poem for April 11th.  “the true color of the sea” comes from Reyes’s most recent book Diwata.  Of the collection, Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre writes:  "Reyes’ voice is grounded in her community’s traditions and histories, despite war and geographical dislocation." The Poetry Centre is run by the English Department at Oxford Brookes University, and it sponsors various events each year to promote poetry in the community.  One of their many goals is to help develop connections between poets and their readers.  The Weekly Poems come...

New York Journal of Books just posted a rich article written by reviewer Debra Leigh Scott about the independent small press community. As NYJB said about the piece, " Debra attended The Associated Writing Program Conference in Washington DC, and this piece resulted from her experience there... Debra's article acknowledges the community's robust contributions to the literary scene." It's wonderful to see so many of BOA's sister presses represented here and to hear everyone's dedication to the cause of independent publishing. Whether you're "inside" this world or just interested in peaking in the window and seeing what the fuss is all about, this...

For National Poetry Month, BOA is excited to be partnering with Rochester's local public radio station WXXI who will be airing a segment called Poetry Minutes for the week of April 10-16. The segment will feature BOA poems by Lucille Clifton, Li-Young Lee, Naomi Shihab Nye, Cecilia Woloch, Michael Waters, Keetje Kuipers, and Christopher Kennedy! The readings will be broadcast at 6:59 p.m. on Classical 91.5, 90.3 and 91.5 HD, and at 7:29 p.m. on AM 1370 and FM 91.5-2, or you can also listen to them on the WXXI site here: [WXXI POETRY MINUTES]