BOA Editions

This long-awaited and much-needed volume shines new light on one of America's most beloved, and profound, poets--Lucille Clifton. Black Buffalo Woman is a deep, comprehensive dive into Clifton's work...

Winner of the Blessing the Boats Selection Foreword by Aracelis Girmay Charleen McClure's d-sorientation wanders the landscape of loss with a weathered eye and a clenched fist. Delving deep into...

Sheila Carter-Jones' Every Hard Sweetness is, on its surface, a collection that documents the experiences of a young African-American girl growing up in a small coal mining town "up North" during the...

Explore a living museum of women from across time. A life app that forces women to comply with beauty standards. A future internment camp with a literal race for survival. A former band of...

When tensions veer between hope and despair, the ensuing fracture can swing like a scythe and cut a ragged seam between past and present. In One Wild Word Away, Geffrey Davis weaves a deft set of...

Volcanic eruptions and waves collide in Yaccaira Salvatierra's explosive debut collection Sons of Salt, which explores the duality of personal and political landscapes as well as legacies of violence...