Pre-order Naomi Shihab Nye's upcoming release, Sidekick, during our SUMMER SALE this August. Visit boaeditions.org to pre-order today. #newbook #boabook #poetry #bookgifts

Our SUMMER SALE is officially live! Please enjoy 20% off your entire order through the month of August! Now would be a great time to buy one of our forthcoming Fall 2026 collections, if you haven't already! 👀 We'll be sharing more about each one of these lovely collections this month, so stay tuned!

“It is difficult to imagine poetry could be more finely crafted and compelling than the work of Michael Waters, who has been quietly writing some of the best poetry in the United States for the past three decades.” —Stephan Delbos, The Prague Post Pre-order your copy today at boaeditions.org

🐺 Barry Wallenstein's BEAST IS A WOLF WITH BROWN FIRE was the second book ever published in Boa's New Poets of America series in 1977. By contributing to our Capital Campaign, you add another voice to this enduring chorus. Find out more on our website, boaeditions.org, link in bio!

🍌 Poets Kim Addonizio and Dorianne Laux celebrate Boa's 50th birthday, bunnies, bananas, and friendship! You can support Boa through this milestone year by checking out the Support tab on our new and improved website (boaeditions.org) and contributing to our Raise Your Voice! Capital Campaign.

🎂 Happy birthday, Boa! To add your voice to the chorus and help Boa thrive for years to come, please visit our website boaeditions.org and consider contributing to our Capital Campaign! 🎁

The time has come... we've been working behind the scenes on a special project and today we can finally share it with you all! Boa's new website is officially up and running! 🥳 Check it out at boaeditions.org.

While the nation celebrates 250 years, we're also celebrating our 50th birthday! We have seen, heard, and published voices throughout twenty percent of America's history, and we are nowhere close to done. Visit our new website on Tuesday, 7/7 and join us in our mission to keep the chorus unbroken.

🎂 July is Boa's birthday month, marking 50 years of bringing vital voices to a world of readers! To add your voice to the chorus and help Boa thrive for years to come, please visit our website boaeditions.org and consider contributing to our Capital Campaign! 🎁

Happy first day of summer 🌞🌺! Swipe through to read staff picks of summery poems from our latest published collection. Photography by summer 2026 interns Elena Garcia and Daisy Sheldon Graphic design by summer 2026 intern Daisy Sheldon

Happy Father's Day to all the cool dads out there! 😎 This year, we're reflecting on fatherhood with an excerpt from Craig Morgan Teicher's newest poetry collection, August, September, October. To read more, you can purchase this book at boaeditions.org/collections.

Today we're celebrating Juneteenth with a poem from Lucille Clifton's new collection, At the Gate: Uncollected Poems 1987-2010. If you want to learn more about the history of Juneteenth, visit nmaahc.si.edu/explore/mome... ♥️

Results are in! Here are the Spring 2026 poetry collection's celebrity look-alikes (we just know you were wondering at the edge of your seats). Selection & graphic design by summer 2026 intern Daisy Sheldon

LAST CHANCE! Submit your work by June 15th for a chance to join other women poets of color in upholding Boa’s long tradition of celebrating astounding poetry. Selections read by Editor-at-Large, Evie Shockley. One poet receives book publication by Boa Editions in Fall 2028 and a $1,500 honorarium.

This First Friday we're celebrating Pride Month! Stop by Suite 306 in the Anderson Arts Building between 6-9pm to explore our titles by LGBTQ+ authors. Want to create collaborative poetry with the community? Come build a poem in our First Friday "Shared Fragments" series. See you there! 🌈

Michelle, whose book Bone Symphony was selected for Blessing the Boats Selections, said, “...It’s an honor for the book to be chosen by Aracelis Girmay, whose writing has been a guiding light for my own work, and to join the incredible lineage of poets BOA has supported over the last 50 years.”

FINAL DAYS: Submit your manuscript for consideration to Boa’s Short Fiction Prize! Deadline: 11:59pm on May 31st. We look forward to reading your work! Please visit www.boaeditions.org for rules & guidlines. #boaeditions #shortfiction #writingcompetition

Submissions are open through June 15th for Blessing the Boats Selections! Women poets of color are invited to submit a complete manuscript for consideration. Selections read by Editor-at-Large, Evie Shockley. One poet receives book publication by Boa Editions in Fall 2028 and a $1,500 honorarium.

🎧 Boa Executive Publisher Peter Conners discusses AI in the arts on WXXI’s “Connections with Evan Dawson"! Listen today wherever you get your podcasts- link in bio! @WXXINews

Boa is thrilled to announce that acclaimed poet Jennifer Chang will judge the 26th annual A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize, which will open for submissions on August 1!

Submissions are open through June 15th for Blessing the Boats Selections! Women poets of color are invited to submit a complete manuscript for consideration. Selections read by Editor-at-Large, Evie Shockley. One poet receives book publication by Boa Editions in Fall 2028 and a $1,500 honorarium.

🎙️ Positive Blatherings host Scott Fitzgerald interviews Boa Publisher and Executive Director, Peter Conners, in an episode entitled "The Deadhead Running the Poetry Press That Put Rochester on the Map". Watch Positive Blatherings on ROC Vox's YouTube channel, link in bio!

Do you want to see YOUR book on OUR shelves? Submit your short fiction by May 31 for a chance to become a part of the Boa family! #boaeditions #shortfiction #poetry #writingcompetition

📣 NEW RELEASE ALERT! 📣 We are so excited to announce that Derrick Austin's third collection with Boa is out now! Happy pub day Derrick! Visit our online store at boaeditions.org to purchase a copy of this stunning collection.

Our Blessing the Boats Selections is open and accepting submissions from May 1st to June 15th. Blessing the Boats Selections spotlights poetry collections by women of color. There is no submission fee associated with this reading period. Visit our website for a full list of eligibility requirements

This First Friday, we're celebrating Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Stop by Suite 306 this evening, honor works by AANHPI authors, and build a poem with your community in our First Friday "Shared Fragments" series! 💖

📣 NEW RELEASE ALERT! 📣 Boa Editions is thrilled to share that James Ciano's debut collection is out now! Visit our online store at boaeditions.org to purchase your copy today. #PubDay #NewBook #Poetry #TheCommitteeOfMen #JamesCiano

Do you want to see YOUR book on OUR shelves? Submit your short fiction by May 31 for a chance to become a part of the Boa family!

Reminder: This National Poetry Month, you can get 20% off your purchase at Boa Editions, automatically discounted at checkout! Only one week (seven days!) left!!

📣 NEW RELEASE ALERT! 📣 Boa Editions is excited to announce that Craig Morgan Teicher's newest collection of poems is out now! Visit our online store at boaeditions.org to purchase your copy today. 🛍📚 #PubDay #NewBook #Poetry #AugustSeptemberOctober #CraigMorganTeicher