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Michael Blumenthal is the author of eight collections of poetry including two from BOA Editions, Dusty Angel (1999), and And (2009). Formerly the Director of Creative Writing at Harvard, he is also an essayist and novelist. He is currently a Visiting Professor of Law at the West Virginia University College of Law, where he has taught since 2009. For more information about Michael Blumenthal, visit www.michael-blumenthal.com

Books by Michael Blumenthal

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Naomi Shihab Nye

Naomi Shihab Nye is the author and/or editor of more than thirty volumes including six collections of poetry from BOA Editions: Sidekick (2026), Red…

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Spring Book Bundle

Welcome Spring Book Bundlers! With this one-time purchase you will receive a box with all titles from Boa's spring season. This Spring Book Bundle…

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Boa Book Lovers Subscription

Subscribe and save on all forthcoming Boa titles within the calendar year! At the start of each season (every 6 months), subscribers will receive…

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To Assume a Pleasing Shape

A body-pierced goth girl cage-dances for a living while putting herself through school. A New York City academic reevaluates her closest relationships while considering…

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Splashed Things

“In my new life, I must learn everything again,” begins Splashed Things, Leigh Lucas’s dark humored and deeply moving debut that examines the chaotic…

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The Complete Writings of Art Smith, the Bird Boy of Fort Wayne, Edited by Michael Martone

The Complete Writings of Art Smith, the Bird Boy of Fort Wayne, Edited by Michael Martone is a Midwestern mythology that celebrates facts, fiction,…

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A. Poulin, Jr. Selected Poems

A. Poulin, Jr. Selected Poems includes sample offerings from Poulin's eight previous books, as well as a number of uncollected and limited-edition poems. Known…

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Angels for the Burning

In Angels for the Burning, David Mura examines the experience of contemporary Asian Americans and the various aspects of familial history between first, second, and…

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Sea-Level Zero

In this ambitious collection, the first North American translation by one of Romania's most important writers, Daniela Crasnaru tackles such diverse subjects as the…

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