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In Rochester for a special reading from Seasons of Lotus, Seasons of Bone (BOA Editions, 2009),  poet Matthew Shenoda will follow-up his reading at Monroe Community College with a master class on the poetry of travel on Friday, April 8 at Midtown Athletic Club. The third installment of Writing Exercises -- BOA Edition's popular new writing workshop series -- Shenoda's class will inspire participants to draw upon their own travel experiences to capture on the page adventures experienced in distant and not-so-distant lands. Great travel writing can be almost as fun as traveling. Through prose and poetry, we can experience...

As the 10th annual A. Poulin, Jr. contest comes to a close, we are preparing for the next. BOA Editions is excited to announce that the judge for the 11th annual A. Poulin, Jr. contest will be Cornelius Eady! Cornelius Eady was born in Rochester, NY.  He along with Toi Derricote co-founded Cave Canem, a cultural institution whose importance can hardly be understated. Cave Canem is a non-profit organization that serves black poets of diverse backgrounds and has been an essential part of the literary landscape. Cornelius Eady is the recipient of the Prairie Schooner Strousse Award, a Lila Wallace-Reader's...

BOA Editions will be camped out at tables B31 and B32 in Hall B North during this week's Association of Writers and Writing Programs annual conference in Washington, DC at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. We have a special lineup planned for the conference, including signings by 2010 BOA authors and a tribute to Lucille Clifton on Saturday.   Hope to see you all there! (All events listed will occur at tables B31 and B32, except for the Clifton tribute) Thursday, February 3: 2 PM: Sean Thomas Dougherty signs Sasha Sings the Laundry on the Line Friday, February 4: 11AM: Anne...

With our upcoming workshop in poetry inspired by sports and athleticism in mind: Baseball and Writing Marianne Moore Fanaticism? No. Writing is exciting and baseball is like writing. You can never tell with either how it will go or what you will do; generating excitement-- a fever in the victim-- pitcher, catcher, fielder, batter. Victim in what category? Owlman watching from the press box? To whom does it apply? Who is excited? Might it be I? It's a pitcher's battle all the way--a duel-- a catcher's, as, with cruel puma paw, Elston Howard lumbers lightly back to plate. (His spring...

It's nearly one week away from BOA Editions' How to Write a Knockout Poem with BOA-poet Sean Thomas Dougherty! Don't miss out on this fun opportunity to work closely with Sean as he guides the master class through a series of exercises to write your own ode to your favorite athletic idol, exploring the specific vocabulary of your chosen sport and how to translate that into your own powerful narrative and imagery. “How to Write a Knockout Poem” will be held on Saturday, January 29 from 10AM to 12PM at Midtown Athletic Club in Rochester Space is limited!  Please reserve...