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Publishing poetry-in-translation has always been a key part of BOA's activities. Want proof? Just check out BOA's distinguished list of translated poetry titles: [BOA Translations]. Our dedication to translation stepped up a notch when the Lannan Foundation of Santa Fe, New Mexico began providing funding to support our translated books, including generous honorariums to both poets and translators. Since that time, BOA has published 18 translations through our Lannan Translations Selection Series. In each translation, we also include a handwritten poem by the poet which we build into the interior design of the book. In the case of Flowers of a Moment (BOA, 2006)...

BOA is based in Rochester, NY, but our authors and translators live all over the world. So it's always a treat for us to have one of them in town. Tomorrow (8/6) translator Judith Kerman will be in Rochester in support of her new translation, Praises & Offenses: Three Women from the Dominican Republic (BOA, 2009). The event will be held at Greenwood Books, 123East Avenue, Rochester, NY. The reading begins at 7:30pm and is free and open to the public.  Praises & Offenses presents the work of three powerful Dominican poets: Aida Cartagena Portalatín, Angela Hernández Núñez, and Ylonka Nacidit-Perdomo. Judith Kerman began this translation...

"There's no such thing as bad publicity." That's what they say, right? Even a terrible review usually includes a kernel of positivity - and, at the very least, there's the chance that the reviewer's revulsion will spark someone's curiosity. But the best thing about a bad review is that you don't have to sit down to Sunday dinner with the offending reviewer. The best thing to do is read it (or don't), recycle it, and move on with your life. I mean, it's not like they're your... mom. Which brings us to one of the most nerve-wracking experiences an author can face: the presentation of one's...

[caption id="attachment_975" align="aligncenter" width="199" caption="Jane Hirshfield. Final Judge for the 10th A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize."][/caption] The 10th Annual A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize is now open! This year's distinguished final judge is Jane Hirshfield. The winner will receive a $1,500 Honorarium, paid in March 2011, and book publication by BOA Editions, Ltd. in March, 2012, in The A. Poulin, Jr. New Poets of America Series. Other poets who launched their first books through the New Poets of America Series include Li-Young Lee, Dorianne Laux, Kim Addonizio, Janice N. Harrington, and, most recently, Dan Albergotti, Jennifer Kronovet, and Keetje Kuipers. Click here...

Sometimes technology actually makes things harder. You send the wrong email to the wrong email list and cause mass confusion. Or else a spambot does that for you about, say, 956 times, and everyone on the list emails each other to say how upset they are, thus exponentially increasing the amount of spam everyone receives. Or maybe you forget your passcode because you have 89 of them that control every aspect of your life. Or maybe you get dumped by your sweetheart via Twitter.  Oh the (lack of) humanity!  But then again, sometimes technology is very very cool. Say a book comes out by an author who...