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Rochester, NY. March 2nd, 2026—Boa Editions is proud to announce that Alejandro Lucero of Baltimore, MD is the winner of the 25th annual A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize. His winning..
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Rochester, NY. March 2nd, 2026—Boa Editions is proud to announce that Alejandro Lucero of Baltimore, MD is the winner of the 25th annual A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize. His winning..
One of my favorite poems ever is Lucille Clifton’s “blessing the boats.” I love everything about this poem—its simplicity, its wishfulness, and its ability to dive below the depths of..
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James Ciano holds an MFA from New York University and a PhD in Creative Writing and Literature from the University of Southern California. He has received scholarships from the Vermont Studio Center..
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Albert Goldbarth was born in Chicago in 1948 and has been a reader and writer for as long as he can remember. It was…
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