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[caption id="attachment_653" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="6x6x2010"][/caption] In 2008, BOA and Rochester Contemporary Arts Center got together to put on Postcards in Jazz. The event featured BOA poet Wyn Cooper reading from Postcards from the Interior (BOA, 2005) along with a jazz combo featuring musicians Chris Azzara, Dave Blask, Jeff Campbell and Mark Kellogg. It took place during the Rochester International Jazz Festival which brings together some of the world's best jazz music for a weeklong celebration. The event was so much fun - we're going to do it again! This year's event (tentatively titled Jazz is Poetry) will feature BOA poet...

[caption id="attachment_639" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Intern Liz Mullins and Peter Conners"][/caption] Last Friday, I attended Traditions and Translations: A Celebration of Japanese Culture at the Memorial Art Gallery as part of BOA Editions. That's me (Intern Liz Mullins) sitting next to Peter Conners, editor. We sat in the foyer of the gallery amidst others selling pertinent wares-- traditional Japanese paintings, kimonos and sake, of course-- as event participants browsed. It was my first outing as a BOA intern and it didn't disappoint. We were there from 2-5PM with several books of poetry by asian artists or in translation, as well as...

[caption id="attachment_630" align="alignleft" width="170" caption="Woman’s silk kimono with rose motif (Taisho period, 1912–26)"][/caption] All day today the Rochester Memorial Art Gallery will be hosting Traditions & Translations: A Celebration of Japanese Culture. The event is a chance to learn more about Japanese culture and how it has influenced our lives. It includes workshops on origami, Japanese woodblock prints, garden design, anime films, a textile demonstration, and much more. BOA has been asked to set up a table at the event to showcase some of our translated books and other select titles. We will be there from 2-5PM with an array...

[caption id="attachment_373" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sharon Bryan. BOA poet."][/caption] The blog Book of Kells is offering a copy of Sharon Bryan's Sharp Stars in honor of the upcoming National Poetry Month. Here's a short description of the contest take from Being Poetry. "Kelli Agodon has started a wonderful celebration of National Poetry Month on her blog Book of Kells. The premise is simple – poets give away a book at the end of National Poetry Month to two different people who have left comments on their blog. If you’re interested in taking part in this project, go to this post to...

[caption id="attachment_622" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="A. Poulin, Jr. Poet, translator, founder of BOA Editions"][/caption] We've been asked to share the list of the 18 semi-finalists for the 9th annual A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize contest. These manuscripts were sent to final judge Tony Hoagland who then made the final winning selection. Each of these manuscripts stood-out in its own way, so applause and kudos to the poets. While we don't generally name official "semi-finalists" we're happy to provide the list of the manuscripts that Tony Hoagland received. These appear in no particular order and include the winning manuscript, Walking the Dog's...