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[caption id="attachment_998" align="alignleft" width="157" caption="BOA poet Ales Steger. Photo by Joze Suhadolnik."][/caption] It was recently announced that Slovenian poet Aleš Šteger's book, The Book of Things, is a finalist for the 2011 Best Translated Book Awards. Šteger's The Book of Things is his fourth book of poetry, and the first complete volume translated into English. The edition's translator, Brian Henry, asserts in his introduction that this "is the ideal introduction to his work for English readers." Since his first publication in 1995, Šteger's poems have been translated into a dozen languages, including German, Spanish, English, Czech, and Bulgarian, which makes...

Cutbank Literary Magazine recently reviewed Deborah Brown's Poulin Prize winning book Walking the Dog's Shadow.  Reviewer Mike Walker praises the strength of Brown's poems stating, "They stand up - they have a feeling of age and gravity to them, of footing secure and robust."  He writes that her work, centered around truth, is both intimate and powerful.  Recalling memories of old high school english teachers who taught that poetry opens doors to new worlds, Walker says, "Deborah Brown makes good on that promise.  She really does open those doors, the doors to the life of a middle-aged woman who connects with family near and far through her words, the doors...

BOA translator Brian Henry has been named Zoland Poetry's first featured poet as a part of their Omniglot Series.  Along with some of Henry's own poetry, Zoland provides excerpts from Henry's translation of The Book of Things by Aleš Šteger.   Zoland Poetry is an annual of contemporary writing that "serves to unite the world of literature by reconfiguring the border between domestic and international poetry." Read more about Brian Henry and Zoland Poetry here

BOA authors Matthew Shenoda and Cecilia Woloch will be reading at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.  The festival, to be held on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, attracts more than 140,000 readers each year.  Shenoda and Woloch's session is scheduled for Sunday at 12:00 PM on the Poetry Stage and is followed by a book signing.  The Festival of Books is a free public event on the USC campus and is perfect for all ages.  Shenoda's first collection of poetry was named one of 2005's debut books of the year by Poetry & Writer's Magazine.  His most recent book Seasons of Lotus, Seasons of Bone was published by BOA in 2009. ...