BOA Editions

BOA Editions Independent publisher of poetry, short fiction, and poetry in translation. 45 years of fostering readership and appreciation of contemporary literature.

Established in 1976, BOA Editions, Ltd. is a not-for-profit publisher of poetry and other literary works which fosters readership and appreciation of contemporary literature. By identifying, cultivating, and publishing both new and established poets and selecting authors of unique literary talent, BOA brings high quality literature to the public.

🥂 While we all revel in Tuesday's release of SIDEKICK, we at Boa eagerly anticipate Naomi Shihab Nye's reading at our 50...
09/03/2026

🥂 While we all revel in Tuesday's release of SIDEKICK, we at Boa eagerly anticipate Naomi Shihab Nye's reading at our 50th Anniversary Gala! Naomi will join us on September 26th, alongside Jenny Browne (post coming soon!), to celebrate this milestone event with literature, music, dinner and drinks, and community at the Rochester Academy of Medicine. Purchase your copy of SIDEKICK before or at the event for an exclusive signing opportunity; you will NOT want to miss this! ✨️

A small but powerful excerpt from the poem "Beautiful Gaza" from Nye's new collection Sidekick which is out now. Order ...
09/02/2026

A small but powerful excerpt from the poem "Beautiful Gaza" from Nye's new collection Sidekick which is out now. Order your copy today at boaeditions.org

📣 Sale ends tonight! We are so grateful to all of you who have placed orders. Your support means the world to us. Enjoy ...
09/01/2026

📣 Sale ends tonight! We are so grateful to all of you who have placed orders. Your support means the world to us. Enjoy your new collections and have a great rest of your summer!

20% off discount is automatic at checkout! Visit our store at boaeditions.org

📣 Today is the day: Naomi Shihab Nye’s newest poetry collection, Sidekick, is officially out in the world!📣 It is such a...
09/01/2026

📣 Today is the day: Naomi Shihab Nye’s newest poetry collection, Sidekick, is officially out in the world!📣

It is such an honor to publish this beautiful collection and to help bring Naomi’s words to readers. We couldn’t be more grateful to be part of its journey.

Congratulations, Naomi, on this wonderful new book!

Order your copy today at https://boaeditions.org/book/sidekick/

Just a few more days left! To place your order, visit us at boaeditions.org today. Our 20% off discount is automatic at ...
08/29/2026

Just a few more days left! To place your order, visit us at boaeditions.org today. Our 20% off discount is automatic at checkout, so there's no need to track down a code. We hope you enjoy! 😎

Jenny Browne's new collection is out in just a few weeks and we are beaming as we're packing all these pre-orders. If yo...
08/28/2026

Jenny Browne's new collection is out in just a few weeks and we are beaming as we're packing all these pre-orders. If you haven't purchased a copy yet, now is the time! Order one before our summer sale ends on Aug 31st! 🛍️

📖 Moving between tenderness, fierceness, and wry humor, these poems mourn a beloved friend, witness the pandemic, and reflect on the politicization of women’s bodies. Browne delights in a snarky daughter scrolling TikTok, a ghost wearing her best red boots, and the music of Violetta’s aria in La Traviata. Drawing on nature, memory, and human connection, she explores oceans, bones, motherhood, and time itself.

Multivocal, incantatory, and precise, her work asks what it means to live with loss while remaining open to the world, finding solace in the everyday—“sky blue / Mustang paused on the shoulder.”

Purchase here: https://boaeditions.org/book/i-am-trying-to-love-the-whole-world/

As the open submission period for the 26th annual A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize continues, we'd like to take some time to ...
08/25/2026

As the open submission period for the 26th annual A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize continues, we'd like to take some time to reflect on previous winners. From Chen Chen to Danni Quintos to Derrick Austin, Boa has published some extraordinary literary talents over the years! Our judges have the incredibly difficult task of choosing just one manuscript that stands out from the hundreds of talented submissions. It is a testament to the skills of our authors who have previously won the Poulin Prize and we cannot wait to see who will join this acclaimed community next! Order your copy of these award-winning collections at boaeditions.org.

There's still time! Visit us online at boaeditions.org and place your order today while our SUMMER SALE lasts. p.s. We h...
08/23/2026

There's still time! Visit us online at boaeditions.org and place your order today while our SUMMER SALE lasts.

p.s. We hope you've been enjoying our Fall 2026 season promo. Consider pre-ordering today!

Naomi Shihab Nye's newest poetry collection, Sidekick, comes out in just a few weeks (September 1st)! Check out what Nao...
08/20/2026

Naomi Shihab Nye's newest poetry collection, Sidekick, comes out in just a few weeks (September 1st)! Check out what Naomi Shihab Nye has to say about it and head over to the Boa blog to read the full interview! boaeditions.org

In honor of Daisy and Elena's last day with us, we'd like to share with you the hard work, tasks, and responsibilities t...
08/18/2026

In honor of Daisy and Elena's last day with us, we'd like to share with you the hard work, tasks, and responsibilities they have conquered as our Summer 2026 Interns!

(jk, did we get you!?)

While Lilou and Figgy were hardly working, our summer interns were working hard to support our mission of bringing vital voices to a world of readers.

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