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The National Poetry Series is an American literary awards program. Every year since 1979, the National Poetry Series has sponsored the publication of five books of poetry. Manuscripts are solicited through an annual open competition, judged and chosen by poets of national stature, and issued by various publishers. Past judges of this prestigious series include Louise Glück (12th Poet Laureate of the United States), Tracy K. Smith (22nd Poet Laureate of the United States), Ada Limón (24th Poet Laureate of the United States), and Richard Blanco (United States inaugural poet). The National Poetry Series has also created the Paz Prize for Poetry, named in honor of Nobel Prize-winning poet, Octavio Paz; this award recognizes a previously unpublished poetry book written in Spanish by a distinguished poet residing in the U.S. This award is highly recognized as one of the most important prizes in Spanish languages in the United States. Past winners of this prize include Dinapiera Di Donato by Colaterales/Collateral in 2012 and Cuban-American Carlos Pintado for his Nueve monedas/Nine coins in 2014.


Winners

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Solmaz Sharif Solmaz Sharif ( fa, سولماز شریف; born 1983) is an Iranian-American poet. Her debut poetry collection, ''Look'', was a finalist for the 2016 National Book Award. She is currently an Assistant Professor of English at Arizona State Universi ...
, - , 2021 , ''Symmetry of Fish'' , Su Cho , Paige Lewis , - , 2021 , ''Ask the Brindled'' , No'u Revilla , Rick Barot , - , 2021 , ''Extinction Theory'' , Kien Lam ,
Kyle Dargan Kyle Dargan is an American poet. He is the author of five poetry collections. Dargan is currently an Associate Professor of literature and the Assistant Director of creative writing at American University. Biography Dargan was born in Newark, N ...
, - , 2021 , ''Harbinger'' , Shelley Puhak ,
Nicole Sealey Nicole Sealey (born 1979) is an American poet who was born in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, and raised in Apopka, Florida, US. She is the former executive director of Cave Canem Foundation. She won the 2015 Drinking Gourd Chapbook Poetry Prize for ' ...
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Alexandra Lytton Regalado Alexandra Lytton Regalado is an Salvadoran-American author, translator, and poet. Her book ''Relinquenda'', won the National Poetry Series. Her book. ''Matria'', won the St. Lawrence Book Award. She is a CantoMundo fellow, Ahe won a Coniston prize ...
, Reginald Betts , - , 2020 , ''Dear Specimen'' ,
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, Kwame Dawes , - , 2020 , '' HITE' ,
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, Forrest Gander , - , 2020 , ''Borderline Fortune'' ,
Teresa K. Miller Teresa K. Miller is an American poet. Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Miller graduated from Barnard College and the Mills College MFA program. She is the author of the poetry book ''sped'' (Sidebrow, 2013). The poetry chapbook ''Forever N ...
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Carol Muske-Dukes Carol Muske-Dukes (born 1945 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, critic, and professor, and the former poet laureate of California (2008–2011). Her most recent book of poetry, ''Sparrow'' (Random House, 2003), chro ...
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Amanda Moore Amanda Leigh Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame with her debut single, "Candy", which peaked at number 41 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Her debut studio album, '' So Real'' (1999), recei ...
, Ocean Vuong , - , 2020 , ''Philomath'' ,
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Heid Erdrich Heid E. Erdrich (born November 26, 1963) is a poet, editor, and writer. Erdrich is Ojibwe enrolled at Turtle Mountain. Early life and education Heid Ellen Erdrich was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota, and was raised in Wahpeton, North Dakota. ...
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, ''Fractal Shores'' ,
Diane Louie Diane may refer to: People *Diane (given name) Film * ''Diane'' (1929 film), a German silent film * ''Diane'' (1956 film), a historical drama film starring Lana Turner * ''Diane'' (2017 film), a mystery film directed by Michael Mongillo * ''D ...
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Sherod Santos Sherod Santos (born September 9, 1948 in Greenville, South Carolina) is an American poet, essayist, translator and playwright. His newest poetry collection, ''Square Inch Hours'' (W.W. Norton) was published in 2017. His work has appeared in ''The ...
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, ''An Incomplete List of Names'' , Michael Torres ,
Raquel Salas Rivera Raquel Salas Rivera (born December 26, 1985) is a bilingual Puerto Rican poet who writes in Spanish and English, focusing on the experience of being a migrant to the United States, the colonial status of Puerto Rico, and of identifying as a quee ...
, - , 2018 , ''Fear of Description'' , Daniel Poppick , Brenda Shaughnessy , - , 2018 , ''Valuing'' ,
Christopher Kondrich Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει ...
, Jericho Brown , - , 2018 , ''Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers'' ,
Jake Skeets Jake may refer to: Name * Jake (given name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Katrin Jäke (born c. 1975), German swimmer * Jake (gamer), American ''Overwatch'' player and coach Animals * Jake (rescue dog), a ...
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Kathy Fagan Kathy Fagan Grandinetti is an American poet. Biography Kathy Fagan earned a B.A. in English from California State University, Fresno in 1980. She holds an M.F.A. from Columbia University and a Ph.D. from the University of Utah. She teaches at ...
, - , 2018 , ''It's Not Magic'' , Jon Sands , Richard Blanco , - , 2018 , ''Nervous System'' ,
Rosalie Moffett Rosalie may refer to: People * Rosalie (given name) * Rosalie Levasseur (1749-1826), French soprano billed as Mademoiselle Rosalie * Rosalie Rendu or Sr. Rosalie (1786–1856), venerated by the Roman Catholic Church Film and theater * ''Rosalie' ...
, Monica Youn , - , 2017 , ''The Lumberjack's Dove'' , GennaRose Nethercott , Louise Glück , - , 2017 , ''Anarcha Speaks'' , Dominique Christina ,
Tyehimba Jess Tyehimba Jess (born 1965 in Detroit) is an American poet. His book '' Olio'' received the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Biography Early life Tyehimba Jess was born Jesse S. Goodwin. He grew up in Detroit, where his father worked in that city' ...
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Jos Charles Jos Charles (born November 14, 1988) is a trans American poet, writer, translator, and editor. In 2017 her book ''feeld'' was a winner in the prestigious National Poetry Series. She is the founding editor of THEM, the first trans literary journal i ...
, Fady Joudah , - , 2017 , ''What It Doesn't Have to Do With'' , Lindsay Bernal ,
Paul Guest Paul Guest (born in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is an American poet and memoirist. Biography When he was twelve, Guest broke the third and fourth vertebrae in his neck in a bicycle accident, bruising his spinal cord and paralyzing him from the neck ...
, - , 2017 , ''Museum of the Americas'' ,
J. Michael Martinez J. Michael Martinez is an American poet. Life J. Michael Martinez was born and raised in Greeley, Colorado. He is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado, and George Mason University, with an MFA in creative writing. His work has appea ...
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Cornelius Eady Cornelius Eady (born 1954) is an American writer focusing largely on matters of Race (classification of human beings), race and society. His poetry often centers on jazz and blues, family life, violence, and societal problems stemming from questi ...
, - , 2016 , ''I Know Your Kind: Poems'' , William Brewer , Ada Limón , - , 2016 , ''Thaw'' , Chelsea Dingman , Allison Joseph , - , 2016 , ''For Want of Water: And Other Poems'' , Sasha Pimentel , Gregory Pardlo , - , 2016 , ''Madness'' , Sam Sax , Terrance Hayes , - , 2016 , ''Civil Twilight'' , Jeffrey Schultz , David St. John , - , 2015 , ''The Sobbing School'' , Joshua Bennett ,
Eugene Gloria Eugene Gloria (born 1957) is a Filipino-born American poet. Life Eugene Gloria was born in Manila, Philippines in 1957 and raised in San Francisco, California. He attended St. Agnes School in the Haight-Ashbury and St. Ignatius College Preparator ...
, - , 2015 , ''Trébuchet'' , Danniel Schoonebeek ,
Kevin Prufer Kevin D. Prufer (born 1969 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American poet, academic, editor, and essayist. His most recent books are ''How He Loved Them'' ( Four Way Books, 2018),''Churches'' ( Four Way Books, 2014), ''In A Beautiful Country'' ( Four ...
, - , 2015 , ''Scriptorium'' , Melissa Range , Tracy K. Smith , - , 2015 , ''The Wug Test'' , Jennifer Kronovet , Eliza Griswold , - , 2015 , ''Not on the Last Day, But on the Very Last'' , Justin Boening , Wayne Miller , - ,
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Simeon Berry Simeon Berry (born 1973 in Guilford, Connecticut) is a poet who authored the prize-winning collections ''Ampersand Revisited'' and ''Monograph''. His poetry has been published widely in literary journals, including ''AGNI'', ''Antioch Review'', '' ...
of Somerville, Massachusetts , , Denise Duhamel , - ,
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Joshua Poteat Joshua Poteat is an American poet Background Joshua Poteat got his Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of North Carolina Wilmington in 1993. received his Master of Fine Arts in writing at Virginia Commonwealth University in May 1997. ...
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Campbell McGrath Campbell McGrath (born 1962) is an American poet. He is the author of nine full-length collections of poetry, including ''Seven Notebooks'' ( Ecco Press, 2008), Shannon: A Poem of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Ecco Press, 2009), and In the Kingd ...
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of Athens, Georgia , , John Keene , - ,
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Alex Lemon Alex Lemon (born in 1978) is an American poet and memoirist. Lemon is the author of five books: The poetry collections ''Mosquito'' (Tin House Books 2006), ''Hallelujah Blackout'' (Milkweed Editions 2008), ''Fancy Beasts'' (Milkweed Editions 20 ...
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Sarah Vap Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious ...
of Venice, California , , Mary Jo Bang , - , 2013 , , ''Ampersand Revisited'' , ,
Simeon Berry Simeon Berry (born 1973 in Guilford, Connecticut) is a poet who authored the prize-winning collections ''Ampersand Revisited'' and ''Monograph''. His poetry has been published widely in literary journals, including ''AGNI'', ''Antioch Review'', '' ...
of Somerville, Massachusetts , , Ariana Reines , - , 2013 , , ''Trespass'' , , Thomas Dooley of New York, New York , , Charlie Smith , - , 2013 , , ''Bone Map'' , ,
Sara Eliza Johnson Sara may refer to: Arts, media and entertainment Film and television * ''Sara'' (1992 film), 1992 Iranian film by Dariush Merhjui * ''Sara'' (1997 film), 1997 Polish film starring Bogusław Linda * ''Sara'' (2010 film), 2010 Sri Lankan Sinhal ...
of Salt Lake City, Utah , , Martha Collins , - , 2013 , , ''Its Day Being Gone'' , ,
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of Tulsa, Oklahoma , , Robert Wrigley , - , 2013 , , ''What Ridiculous Things We Could Ask of Each Other'' , , Jeffrey Schultz of Los Angeles, California , , Kevin Young , -
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, , ''Colaterales/colaterals'' , , Dinapiera di Donato of NYC, NYC , ,
Ricardo Maldonado Ricardo is the Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a s ...
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Ed Pavlić Ed, ed or ED may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Ed'' (film), a 1996 film starring Matt LeBlanc * Ed (''Fullmetal Alchemist'') or Edward Elric, a character in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' media * ''Ed'' (TV series), a TV series that ran fro ...
of Athens, Georgia , ,
Dan Beachy-Quick Dan Beachy-Quick is an American poet, writer, and critic. He is the author of eight collections of poems, most recently, ''Variations on Dawn and Dusk'' ( Omnidawn Publishing), longlisted for the 2019 National Book Award for Poetry. His ot ...
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Cynthia Lowen Cynthia Lowen is the producer and writer of the 2011 documentary film '' Bully'' and director and producer of the 2018 documentary film ''Netizens''. Biography Lowen grew up in Amherst, Massachusetts and graduated from Colorado College in Col ...
of Brooklyn, New York , , Nikky Finney , - ,
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, , ''The Narrow Circle'' , , Nathan Hoks of Chicago, Illinois , , Dean Young , - ,
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Kristin Hatch Kristin may refer to: * Kristin (name), a Scandinavian form of Christine * ''Kristin'' (TV series), a 2001 American sitcom * Kristin Peak, Antarctica * Kristin School, a school in New Zealand See also * Kristen (disambiguation) Kristen may re ...
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K. Silem Mohammad Kasey Silem Mohammad is an American poet and professor at Southern Oregon University. He is one of the Flarf poets. Life Mohammad was born in Modesto, California, in 1962. He graduated with a BA from the University of California, Santa Cruz in ...
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Sasha West Sacha, Sasha, Sascha, or ''variant'' may refer to: People * Sasha (name), includes list of people with the name and the variants Sascha or Sacha Musicians * Sasha (DJ) (born 1969), born Alexander Coe * Sasha (German singer) (born 1972), born Sa ...
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D. Nurkse Dennis Nurkse is a poet from Brooklyn. Life Nurkse is the son of the eminent Estonian economist Ragnar Nurkse. He has taught workshops at Rikers Island, and his poems about prison life appeared in ''The American Poetry Review, Evergreen Review ...
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Julianne Buchsbaum Julianne is an English language given name ultimately derived from the Latin Iuliana, the feminine form of Iulianus (Julian), probably via the French Julienne. The name is often thought to be made up from Julia + Anne. Notable people with th ...
of Lawrence, Kansas , , Lucie Brock-Broido , - , 2011 , , ''Your Invitation to a Modest Breakfast'' , ,
Hannah Gamble Hannah or Hanna may refer to: People, biblical figures, and fictional characters * Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin * Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin * Hanna (Irish surname), a famil ...
of Chicago, Illinois , , Bernadette Mayer , - , 2011 , , ''Green Is for World'' , ,
Juliana Leslie Juliana (variants Julianna, Giuliana, Iuliana, Yuliana, etc) is a feminine given name which is the feminine version of the Roman name Julianus. Juliana or Giuliana was the name of a number of early saints, notably Saint Julian the Hospitaller, whi ...
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Ange Mlinko Ange Mlinko (born 19 September 1969 in Philadelphia) is an American poet and critic. The author of six books of poetry, Mlinko was named a Guggenheim Fellow for 2014–15. She teaches poetry at the University of Florida, and is the poetry editor of ...
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Idra Novey Idra Novey (born Idra Rosenberg) is an American novelist, poet, and translator. She translates from Portuguese, Spanish, and Persian and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Career Idra Novey is a novelist, poet, and translator. She is the author ...
of Brooklyn, New York , , Patricia Smith , - , 2011 , , ''Maybe the Saddest Thing'' , ,
Marcus Wicker Marcus Wicker (born July 9, 1984) is an American poet. He is the author of the full-length poetry-collections ''Silencer''—winner of the Society of Midland Authors Award and Arnold Adoff Award for New Voices—and ''Maybe the Saddest Thing'', se ...
of Ann Arbor, Michigan , , D.A. Powell , - , 2010 , , ''The Lifting Dress'' , ,
Lauren Berry Lauren may be a given name or surname.The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence, a feminine version of Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius. ...
of Houston, Texas , , Terrance Hayes , - , 2010 , , ''Stutter'' , ,
William Billiter William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...
of Clinton, New York , , Hilda Raz , - , 2010 , , ''Exhibit of Forking Paths'' , , James Grinwis of Florence, Massachusetts , , Eleni Sikelianos , - , 2010 , , ''The Lamp with Wings: 60 Love Sonnets'' , , M.A. Vizsolyi of New York, New York , , Ilya Kaminsky , - , 2010 , , ''A Map Predetermined and Chance'' , ,
Laura Wetherington Laura may refer to: People * Laura (given name) * Laura, the British code name for the World War I Belgian spy Marthe Cnockaert Places Australia * Laura, Queensland, a town on the Cape York Peninsula * Laura, South Australia * Laura Bay, a bay o ...
of Roanoke, Virginia , ,
C.S. Giscombe CS, C-S, C.S., Cs, cs, or cs. may refer to: Job titles * Chief Secretary (Hong Kong) * Chief superintendent, a rank in the British and several other police forces * Company secretary, a senior position in a private sector company or public se ...
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Julie Carr Julie Carr (born 1966) is an American poet who was awarded a 2011 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for Poetry.Eileen Myles , - , 2009 , , ''Here Be Monsters'' , , Colin Cheney of Brooklyn, New York , , David Wojahn , - , 2009 , , ''Burn Lake'' , ,
Carrie Fountain Carrie Fountain is an American poet and writer of young adult fiction. She served as 2019 Poet Laureate of Texas. She is from Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was a fellow at the Michener Center for Writers, and received ''Swink Magazines Award for E ...
of Austin, Texas , , Natasha Trethewey , - , 2009 , , ''Ideal Cities'' , ,
Erika Meitner Erika Meitner (born 1975 in New York) is an American poet. Life She graduated from Dartmouth College with an A.B. in 1996, and from the University of Virginia with an MFA in creative writing, and an MA in religious studies. She taught at Univ ...
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Paul Guest Paul Guest (born in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is an American poet and memoirist. Biography When he was twelve, Guest broke the third and fourth vertebrae in his neck in a bicycle accident, bruising his spinal cord and paralyzing him from the neck ...
, - , 2009 , , ''The Network'' , ,
Jena Osman Jena Osman is an American poet and editor, who graduated from Brown University, and the State University of New York at Buffalo, with a Ph.D. She teaches at Temple University. Osman's work has appeared in ''American Letters & Commentary'', ''C ...
of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , , Prageeta Sharma , - , 2008 , , ''If Birds Gather Your Hair for Nesting'', , Anna Journey of Houston, Texas , , Thomas Lux , - , 2008 , , ''The Black Automaton'' , , Douglas Kearney of Van Nuys, California , , Catherine Wagner , - , 2008 , , ''Mixology'' , , Adrian Matejka of Edwardsville, Illinois, , Kevin Young , - , 2008 , , ''Bird Eating Bird'' , ,
Kristin Naca Kristin Naca (born Washington, D.C.) is a Latina and Fillipina American poet. Life and education Naca grew up in northern Virginia. She has a B.A. from the University of Washington, an MFA from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Ph.D. in English ...
of Minneapolis, Minnesota , , Yusef Komunyakaa , - , 2008 , , ''catch light'' , , Sarah O'Brien of Brookfield, Ohio , , David Shapiro , - , 2007 , , ''Installations'' , , Joe Bonomo , , Naomi Shihab Nye , - , 2007 , , ''Spring'' , ,
Oni Buchanan Oni Buchanan (born 1975) is an American poet, and pianist. Her most recent poetry collection is ''Spring'' (University of Illinois Press, 2008), a 2007 National Poetry Series winner. Her discography includes three solo piano CDs on the independ ...
, , Mark Doty , - , 2007 , , ''House Held Together by Winds'' , ,
Sabra Loomis Sabra Loomis (born 1938) is an Irish-American poet. Her most recent poetry collection is ''House Held Together by Winds'' (Harper Perennial, 2008), winner of the 2007 National Poetry Series. Her honors include Yaddo and MacDowell Colony fellowshi ...
, , James Tate , - , 2007 , , ''The Cosmopolitan'' , ,
Donna Stonecipher Donna Stonecipher is an American poet. Life She grew up in Seattle and Teheran, and lived in Prague from 1994 to 1998. She graduated from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, with an MFA in 2001. She completed her PhD in English and Creative ...
, , John Yau , - , 2007 , , ''Collapsible Poetics Theater'' , , Rodrigo Toscano , , Marjorie Welish , - , 2006, , ''The Scented Fox'' , ,
Laynie Browne Laynie Browne (born 1966, Los Angeles) is an American poet. Her work explores notions of silence and the invisible, through the re-contextualization of poetic forms, such as sonnets (''Daily Sonnets''), tales (''The Scented Fox''), letters (''The ...
of Oakland, California , , Alice Notley , - , 2006, , ''Novel Pictorial Noise'' , , Noah Eli Gordon of Denver, Colorado , , John Ashbery , - , 2006, , ''Veil and Burn'' , ,
Laurie Clements Lambeth Laurie Clements Lambeth is an American poet, specializing in the topic of disability. She was raised in Laguna Beach and Palos Verdes, California. She graduated from the University of Houston with an MFA and PhD. Her work has appeared in ''The Pa ...
of Houston, Texas , , Maxine Kumin , - , 2006, , ''Vertigo'' , , Martha Ronk of Los Angeles, California , ,
C.D. Wright Carolyn D. Wright (January 6, 1949 – January 12, 2016) was an American poet. She was a MacArthur Fellow, a Guggenheim Fellow, and the Poet Laureate of Rhode Island. Background C. D. Wright was born in Mountain Home, Arkansas, to a chancery ju ...
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William Stobb William Stobb is an American poet and professor. He is the author of the National Poetry Series selection, ''Nervous Systems'' (Penguin 2007), ''Absentia'' (Penguin 2011), and ''You Are Still Alive'' (42 Miles Press 2019) as well as three chapboo ...
of La Crosse, Wisconsin , , August Kleinzahler , - , 2005, , ''The Resurrection Machine'' , ,
Steve Gehrke Steve Gehrke (born 1971) is an American poet. Life He was raised in Mankato, Minnesota. He graduated from Minnesota State University, and University of Texas-Austin, with an MFA. He graduated from the University of Missouri with a Ph.D., where ...
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, - , 2005, , ''The Anatomy Theater'' , ,
Nadine Meyer Nadine Sabra Meyer is an American poet. Life Nadine Meyer grew up in Baltimore, MD, where she earned a B.A. in Writing Seminars from the Johns Hopkins University. She earned her M.F.A. from George Mason University and a Ph.D. in English and Cr ...
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John Koethe John Koethe (born December 25, 1945) is an American poet, essayist and professor of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Biography Koethe is originally from San Diego, California. He was educated at Princeton University and ...
, - , 2005, , ''Teahouse of the Almighty'' , , Patricia Smith , , Edward Sanders , - , 2005, , ''Three, Breathing'' , , S.A. Stepanek , , Mary Ruefle , - , 2005, , ''An Almost Pure Empty Walking'' , , Tryfon Tolides , , Mary Karr , - , 2004, , ''The Welcome'', ,
David Friedman David Friedman may refer to: Music * David Friedman (percussionist) (born 1944), American jazz musician * David Friedman (composer) (born 1950), Broadway and film composer Film * David Friedman (actor) (born 1973), American film and TV actor and ...
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Stephen Dunn Stephen Elliot Dunn (June 24, 1939June 24, 2021) was an American poet and educator who authored twenty-one collections of poetry. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 2001 collection, ''Different Hours,'' and received an Academy Award i ...
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Tyehimba Jess Tyehimba Jess (born 1965 in Detroit) is an American poet. His book '' Olio'' received the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Biography Early life Tyehimba Jess was born Jesse S. Goodwin. He grew up in Detroit, where his father worked in that city' ...
, , Brigit Pegeen Kelly , - , 2004, , ''PYX'' , ,
Corinne Lee Corinne Lee (Corinne Lee Greiner) is the author of short stories, poems, and essays. Biography A graduate of Palos Verdes High School, Lee was also educated at the University of Southern California, Harvard University, the Iowa Writers' Workshop, ...
, , Pattiann Rogers , - , 2004, , ''Starred Wire'' , ,
Ange Mlinko Ange Mlinko (born 19 September 1969 in Philadelphia) is an American poet and critic. The author of six books of poetry, Mlinko was named a Guggenheim Fellow for 2014–15. She teaches poetry at the University of Florida, and is the poetry editor of ...
, , Bob Holman , - , 2004, , ''Corruption'' , ,
Camille Norton Camille Norton (born 1955) is an American poet and academic. Life She studied with Martha Collins, Linda Dittmar, and Lois Rudnick at the University of Massachusetts Boston; graduated from University of Massachusetts Boston, and Harvard Univers ...
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Campbell McGrath Campbell McGrath (born 1962) is an American poet. He is the author of nine full-length collections of poetry, including ''Seven Notebooks'' ( Ecco Press, 2008), Shannon: A Poem of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Ecco Press, 2009), and In the Kingd ...
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Stephen Cramer Stephen Cramer is an American poet. Life He teaches at the University of Vermont The University of Vermont (UVM), officially the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, is a Public university, public Land-grant university, lan ...
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Grace Schulman Grace Schulman (born Grace Jan Waldman, 1935, New York City) is an American poet. She received the 2016 Frost Medal for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in American Poetry, awarded by the Poetry Society of America. In 2019, she was inducted as me ...
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Andrew Feld Andrew Feld (born 1961 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American poet. Life He graduated from the University of Houston, with an MFA. Currently, he teaches at University of Washington, and is the editor of ''The Seattle Review''. His work has a ...
, , Ellen Bryant Voigt , - , 2003, , ''Murder (a violet)'' , ,
Raymond McDaniel Raymond McDaniel (born in Florida) is an American poet, author of four poetry collections, all published by Coffee House Press: ''The Cataracts'' (2018), ''Special Powers and Abilities'' (2013), ''Saltwater Empire'' (2008), and ''Murder (a Violet ...
, , Anselm Hollo , - , 2003, , ''The White Train'' , , John Spaulding , , Henry Taylor , - , 2003, , ''Unrelated Individuals Forming a Group Waiting to Cross'' , ,
Mark Yakich Mark Yakich is an American poet, novelist, painter, and the Gregory F. Curtin, S.J., Distinguished Professor of English at Loyola University New Orleans. Yakich co-founded and co-edits ''Airplane Reading'', a media venue dedicated to collecting ...
, , James Galvin , - , 2002 , , ''Rhythm & Booze: Poems '' , , Julie Kane , , Maxine Kumin , - , 2002 , , ''Sanskrit of the Body'' , ,
W. B. Keckler W. B. Keckler, (born 1966 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the ...
, , Mary Oliver , - , 2002 , , ''The Monster Lives of Boys and Girls'' , , Eleni Sikelianos , ,
Diane Ward Diane Ward (born November 9, 1956) is a U.S. poet initially associated with the first wave of Language poetry in the 1970s and has actively published into the 21st century, maintaining a presence in various artistic communities for many decades. ...
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Gabriel Spera Gabriel Spera is an American poet. Life He graduated from Cornell University, and from University of North Carolina at Greensboro, with an M.F.A. He lives in Los Angeles. His work appeared in ''Cimarron Review'', ''Prairie Schooner'', ''The Mi ...
, , Dave Smith , - , 2002 , , ''Tenderness Shore'' , , Meredith Stricker , , Fred Chappell , - ,
2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...
, , ''Year of Morphines: Poems'' , , Betsy Brown , , George Garrett , - ,
2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...
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David Groff David Groff is an American poet, writer, and independent editor. Biography Groff graduated from the University of Iowa, with an MFA, and MA. He has taught at University of Iowa, Rutgers University, and NYU, and at William Paterson University. Fo ...
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2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...
, , ''Hip Logic '' , , Terrance Hayes , ,
Cornelius Eady Cornelius Eady (born 1954) is an American writer focusing largely on matters of Race (classification of human beings), race and society. His poetry often centers on jazz and blues, family life, violence, and societal problems stemming from questi ...
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Ruth L. Schwartz Ruth L. Schwartz (born 1962 Geneva, New York) is an American poet, memoirist, personal growth author and teacher. Her most recent poetry collection is ''Miraculum" (Autumn House Press, 2012.) She is also the author of "Soul on Earth: A Guide To ...
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Jane Hirshfield Jane Hirshfield (born February 24, 1953) is an American poet, essayist, and translator, known as 'one of American poetry's central spokespersons for the biosphere' and recognized as 'among the modern masters,' 'writing some of the most important ...
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2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...
, , ''Pure Descent'' , , Elizabeth Robinson , , Fanny Howe , - , 2000 , , ''Anthem'' , ,
Jean Donnelly Jean Donnelly is an American poet. Life Jean Donnelly studied poetry at the creative writing program at George Mason University, where she co-founded the journal ''So To Speak: A Feminist Journal of Language & Art''. Her work appeared in ''Big ...
, , Charles Bernstein , - , 2000 , , ''That Kind of Sleep'' , ,
Susan Atefat Peckham Susan Atefat-Peckham (August 12, 1970, in New York City – February 7, 2004) was an Iranian-American poet. Life She graduated from the Baylor University, and University of Nebraska with her PhD in 1999, where she was an Editorial Assistant for ...
, , Victor Hernández Cruz , - , 2000 , , ''Tremolo: Poems'' , ,
Spencer Short Spencer Ryun Short is an American poet. Life Short graduated from James Madison University, the University of Michigan and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where he was awarded a Teaching Writing Fellowship. His collection of poetry, ''Tremolo'', wa ...
, , Billy Collins , - , 2000 , , ''Manderley: Poems'' , ,
Rebecca Wolff Rebecca Wolff (born 29 November 1967 New York City) is a poet, fiction writer, and the editor and creator of both ''Fence Magazine'' and Fence Books. Wolff has won the 2001 National Poetry Series Award and 2003 Barnard Women Poets Prize for h ...
, , Robert Pinsky , - , 2000 , , ''Asunder'' , ,
Susan Wood Susan Wood may refer to: * Susan Wood (visual artist) (1953–2018), Canadian artist * Susan Wood (literary scholar) (1948–1980), Canadian professor, critic, and science fiction fan * Susan Wood (poet) (born 1946), professor at Rice University * ...
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Garrett Hongo Garrett Kaoru Hongo (born May 30, 1951) is a Yonsei, fourth-generation Japanese American academic and poet. His work draws on Japanese American history and his own experiences.Arakawa, Suzanne K. (2005). "Hongo, Garrett (Kaoru)", in He was a ...
, - , 1999 , , ''Madame Deluxe'' , ,
Tenaya Darlington Tenaya Darlington (born 1971) is an American writer as well as associate professor at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her general fields of professional interest include food writing, fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, ...
, , Lawson Fusao Inada , - , 1999 , , ''Nova'' , ,
Standard Schaefer Standard Schaefer (born 1971) is an American poet. Life Standard grew up in Houston, Texas. He graduated from the Kinkaid School of Houston in 1990, and after high school he attended Occidental College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1994 ...
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Nick Piombino Nick Piombino (born October 5, 1942) is an American poet, essayist, artist and psychotherapist. He has been associated with poets from both the New York School of the 1960s and the Language Poets of the 1970s, though his work is not easily class ...
, - , 1999 , , ''Climbing Back'' , ,
Dionisio D. Martinez Dionisio D. Martinez (born 7 April 1956), is a Cuban-born poet who grew up speaking Spanish, raised first in Spain, then in the United States. His work has appeared in ''American Poetry Review'', ''Denver Quarterly'', ''Georgia Review'', ''Iowa R ...
, , Jorie Graham , - , 1999 , , ''Drivers at the Short-Time Motel'' , ,
Eugene Gloria Eugene Gloria (born 1957) is a Filipino-born American poet. Life Eugene Gloria was born in Manila, Philippines in 1957 and raised in San Francisco, California. He attended St. Agnes School in the Haight-Ashbury and St. Ignatius College Preparator ...
, , Yusef Komunyakaa , - , 1999 , , ''Renunciation : Poems'' , ,
Corey Marks Corey Marks is an American poet. Biography Corey Marks holds a Ph.D. in Creative Writing and Literature from the University of Houston, an MFA from the Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, and a BA in English from Kalamazoo College. He te ...
, , Philip Levine , - , 1998 , , ''Butterfly Effect'' , ,
Harry Humes Harry Humes (born June 5, 1935, in Girardville, Pennsylvania) is an American poet, short-story writer, professor, and editor. Life He joined the army in 1958. He graduated from Bloomsburg State College in 1964, and the University of North Caroli ...
, , Pattiann Rogers , - , 1998 , , ''Atmosphere Conditions'' , , Ed Roberson , , Nathaniel Mackey , - , 1998 , , ''Looking for the Parade: Poems'' , ,
Joan Murray Joan Murray (born August 6, 1945) is an American poet, writer, playwright and editor. She is best known for her narrative poems, particularly her book-length novel-in-verse, ''Queen of the Mist''; her collection ''Looking for the Parade'' which ...
, , Robert Bly , - , 1998 , , ''Beyond Heart Mountain: Poems'' , ,
Lee Ann Roripaugh Lee Ann Roripaugh (born 1965) is an American poet and was the South Dakota poet laureate from 2015 to 2019. Lee Ann Roripaugh is the author of five volumes of poetry: tsunami vs. the fukushima 50 (Milkweed Editions, 2019), Dandarians (Milkweed, Ed ...
, , Ishmael Reed , - , 1998 , , ''So Often the Pitcher Goes to Water Until It Breaks'' , , Rigoberto González , , Ai , - , 1997 , , ''Except by Nature'' , , Sandra Alcosser , ,
Eamon Grennan Eamon JR Grennan (born 13th November 1941) is an Irish poet born in Dublin, Ireland. He attended University College Dublin where he completed a BA 1963 and an MA 1964. He has lived in the United States, except for brief periods, since 1964. He ...
, - , 1997 , , ''Tales of Muraski and Other Poems'' , ,
Martine Bellen Martine Bellen is an American poet, editor and librettist. Career She has taught at Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts, New York University, Rutgers University, and Hofstra University. She is currently teaching at Rachel Carson Intermed ...
, , Rosemarie Waldrop , - , 1997 , , ''The Origins of Evening: Poems'' , , Robert Gibb , , Eavan Boland , - , 1997 , , ''Silent Treatment: Poems'' , , Lisa Lewis , ,
Stanley Plumly Stanley Plumly (May 23, 1939 – April 11, 2019) was an American poet and the director of University of Maryland, College Park's creative writing program. Plumly grew up in Ohio and Virginia and was educated at Wilmington College in Ohio and at ...
, - , 1997 , , ''Lost Wax: Poems'' , ,
Heather Ramsdell Heather Ramsdell is an American poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who cr ...
, , James Tate , - , 1996 , , ''Red Signature'' , ,
Mary Leader Mary Leader (born 1948 Pawnee, Oklahoma) is a poet, and former assistant attorney general of Oklahoma. Life She graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1975, with a J.D. in 1980, from Warren Wilson College with a M.F.A. in 1991, and from B ...
, , Deborah Digges , - , 1996 , , ''The Little Door Slides Back: Poems'' , , Jeff Clark , ,
Ray DiPalma Ray DiPalma (1943-2016) (born in New Kensington, PA in 1943) was an American poet and visual artist who published more than 40 collections of poetry, graphic work, and translations with various presses in the US and Europe. He was educated at Duq ...
, - , 1996 , , ''Placebo Effects: Poems'' , , Jeanne Marie Beaumont , , William Matthews , - , 1996 , , ''The New Intimacy'' , ,
Barbara Cully Barbara Cully (born 1955 San Diego, California) is an American poet. Life She has taught at the Prague Summer Writers' Program, and teaches at the University of Arizona. She is a contributing editor of ''Cue''. Awards * 1996 National Poetry Ser ...
, Carolyn Forché , - , 1996 , , ''Nine Skies: Poems'' , ,
A V. Christie Ann Victoria "A V." Christie (February 2, 1963 – April 7, 2016) was an American poet. Life Ann Victoria Christie was born in Redwood City, California. She was raised in California's San Francisco Bay area as well as in Montana, and British Co ...
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Sandra McPherson Sandra Jean McPherson (born August 2, 1943) is an American poet. Born in San Jose, California, McPherson received her B.A. at San José State University, and studied at the University of Washington, with Elizabeth Bishop and David Wagoner. S ...
, - , 1995 , , ''Leaving a Shadow'' , ,
Heather Allen Heather Cecile Allen (born 1960) is a research chemist, who leads the Allen Group at Ohio State University. Allen's research focuses on interfacial phenomena, particularly those involving water and air. Her work has broad application ranging f ...
, , Denise Levertov , - , 1995 , , ''Response'' , , Juliana Spahr , , Lyn Hejinian , - , 1995 , , ''Crash's Law: Poems'' , ,
Karen Volkman Karen Volkman (born January 1967, in Miami Beach, Florida) is an American poet. Life She was educated at New College of Florida, Syracuse University, and the University of Houston. Her poems have appeared in anthologies including ''The Best Amer ...
, , Heather McHugh , - , 1995 , , ''Strange Relation'' , , Daniel Hall , , Mark Doty , - , 1995 , , ''The Broken World: Poems'' , , Marcus Cafagna , , Yusef Komunyakaa , - , 1995 , , ''Infanta'' , ,
Erin Belieu Erin Belieu (born September 25, 1965) is an American poet. Early life Belieu was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, graduating from Central High School. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, where she lear ...
, , Hayden Carruth , - , 1994 , , ''To Give It Up'' , ,
Pam Rehm Pam Rehm (born October 21, 1967 New Cumberland, Pennsylvania) is an American poet. Life Her work has appeared in ''Talisman'', ''The Transcendental Friend'', and ''The Nation''. Education Graduated from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Aw ...
, , Barbara Guest , - , 1994 , , ''Hummock in the Malookas: Poems'' , ,
Matthew Rohrer Matthew Rohrer (born 1970) is an American poet. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Rohrer was raised in Oklahoma. He earned a BA from the University of Michigan (where he won a Hopwood Award for poetry) and a Master of Fine Arts degree in poetry fr ...
, , Mary Oliver , - , 1994 , , ''The Human Abstract'' , ,
Elizabeth Willis Elizabeth Willis (born April 28, 1961, Bahrain) is an American poet and literary critic. She currently serves as Professor of Poetry at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Willis has won several awards for her poetry including the National Poetry Serie ...
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Ann Lauterbach Ann Lauterbach (born 1942) is an American poet, essayist, art critic, and professor. Selected bibliography Full-length poetry collections * ''Spell'' (Penguin Books, 2018) * ''Under the Sign'' (Penguin Books, 2013) * ''Or to Begin Again'' (Peng ...
, - , 1994 , , ''Theater of Animals: Poems'' , ,
Samn Stockwell Samn Stockwell is an American poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who crea ...
, , Louise Glück , - , 1993 , , ''The Other Man Was Me: A Voyage to the New World'' , , Rafael Campo , , Gloria Vando , - , 1993 , , ''Most Way Home: Poems'' , , Kevin Young , , Lucille Clifton , - , 1993 , , ''The Landlady in Bangkok'' , , Karen Swenson , , Maxine Kumin , - , 1993 , , ''The Other Stars '' , ,
Rachel Wetzsteon Rachel Todd Wetzsteon (; November 25, 1967 – December 24/25?, 2009) was an American poet. Life Born in New York City, New York, the daughter of editor and critic Ross Wetzsteon, she graduated from Yale University in 1989 where she studied with ...
, , John Hollander , - , 1993 , , ''The High Road to Taos: Poems'' , ,
Martin Edmunds Martin Edmunds (born 1955) is an American poet. His work has appeared in the ''Paris Review'', ''The New Yorker'', ''Ep;phany'', and elsewhere. Works"December 27, 1988", ''AGNI 56'', 2002*''The High Road to Taos'', University of Illinois Press ( ...
, , Donald Hall , - , 1992 , , ''Lost Body'' , , Terry Ehret , , Carolyn Kizer , - , 1992 , , ''Shorter Poems '' , ,
Gerald Burns Gerald Burns (1940 in Detroit, Michigan – 1997) was an American poet, and artist. Life He was educated at Harvard University, Trinity College, Dublin, and taught at Southern Methodist University and New York University. In 1975 Burns moved t ...
, , Robert Creeley , - , 1992 , , ''Debt: Poems'' , , Mark Levine , , Jorie Graham , - , 1992 , , ''What We Don't Know about Each Other '' , , Lawrence Raab , ,
Stephen Dunn Stephen Elliot Dunn (June 24, 1939June 24, 2021) was an American poet and educator who authored twenty-one collections of poetry. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 2001 collection, ''Different Hours,'' and received an Academy Award i ...
, - , 1992 , , ''My Alexandria: Poems'' , , Mark Doty , , Philip Levine , - , 1991 , , ''A Flower Whose Name I Do Not Know'' , ,
David Romtvedt David Romtvedt is an American poet. Life He graduated from Reed College, and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He teaches at University of Wyoming. He lives in Buffalo, Wyoming, with his wife, the potter Margo Brown. His daughter, Caitlin Belem, pl ...
, , John Haines , - , 1991 , , ''To Put the Mouth to'' , , Judith Hall , , Richard Howard , - , 1991 , , ''As If'' , , James Richardson , ,
Amy Clampitt Amy Clampitt (June 15, 1920 – September 10, 1994) was an American poet and author. Life Clampitt was born on June 15, 1920, of Quaker parents, and brought up in New Providence, Iowa. In the American Academy of Arts and Letters and at nearby Gr ...
, - , 1991 , , ''Good Hope Road '' , ,
Stuart Dischell Stuart Dischell (born May 29, 1954 in Atlantic City, New Jersey) is an American poet and Professor in English Creative Writing in the Master of Fine Arts Program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Career Stuart Dischell studied ...
, , Thomas Lux , - , 1991 , , ''The Dig '' , , Lynn Emanuel , , Gerald Stern , - , 1990 , , ''Words for My Daughter '' , , John Balaban , ,
W.S. Merwin William Stanley Merwin (September 30, 1927 – March 15, 2019) was an American poet who wrote more than fifty books of poetry and prose, and produced many works in translation. During the 1960s anti-war movement, Merwin's unique craft was th ...
, - , 1990 , , ''Questions About Angels: Poems'' , , Billy Collins , , Edward Hirsch , - , 1990 , , ''Rainbow Remnants in Rock Bottom Ghetto Sky: Poems'' , , Thylias Moss , , Charles Simic , - , 1990 , , ''The Island Itself'' , ,
Roger Fanning Roger Fanning (born 1962 in Millington, Tennessee) is an American poet. Life He teaches in the low-residency Warren Wilson MFA program out of Goddard College. He lives in Seattle with his wife and son. His work is noted for its ironic sinc ...
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Michael Ryan Michael or Mike Ryan may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Michael M. Ryan (1929–2017), American actor best known for his role as John Randolph on ''Another World'' * Rocky Ryan or Michael Ryan (1937–2004), British media hoaxer * Michael R ...
, - , 1990 , , ''The Surface: Poems'' , ,
Laura Mullen Laura Mullen (born 1958 in Los Angeles), is a contemporary American poet working in hybrid genres and traditions. Life and work Mullen received her BA in English from UC Berkeley and her MFA in Poetry from the University of Iowa Writers' Worksh ...
, , C. K. Williams , - , 1989 , , ''Terra Firma'' , ,
Thomas Centolella Thomas Centolella is an American poet and educator. He has published four books of poetry and has had many poems published in periodicals including American Poetry Review. He has received awards for his poetry including those from the National Po ...
, , Denise Levertov , - , 1989 , , ''Artist and Model '' , ,
Carol Snow Carol Snow is an American poet. Life In 2002, she was resident poet at the University of California, Berkeley. She lives in San Francisco. Awards * 1989 National Poetry Series, for ''Artist and Model'', selected by Robert Hass * Poetry Center ...
, , Robert Hass , - , 1989 , , ''The Brother's Country: Poems'' , , Tom Andrews , , Charles Wright , - , 1989 , , ''Blessings in Disguise '' , , David Clewell , , Quincy Troupe , - , 1989 , , ''Stubborn: Poems'' , , Roland Flint , , Dave Smith , - , 1988 , , ''Green the Witch-Hazel Wood '' , ,
Emily Hiestand Emily Hiestand (born 1947 Chicago) is an American writer and poet. Life She grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She graduated from the Philadelphia College of Art. In 1970, she moved to Boston, where she worked as a graphic designer. She studied at ...
, , Jorie Graham , - , 1988 , , ''After We Lost Our Way'' , , David Mura , , Gerald Stern , - , 1988 , , ''Black Wings '' , ,
Len Roberts Len Roberts (March 13, 1947 Cohoes, New York – May 25, 2007 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) was an American poet. Life He graduated from Siena College, the University of Dayton with a master's degree, and from Lehigh University with a Ph.D. He presen ...
, , Sharon Olds , - , 1988 , , ''No mercy '' , ,
Lee Upton Lee Upton (born June 2, 1953, St. Johns, Michigan) is an American poet, fiction writer, and literary critic. She earned a BA in journalism at Michigan State Universitybr>a Master of Fine Arts, master of fine arts (MFA) at the University of Massa ...
, , James Tate , - , 1988 , , ''Great Bird of Love: Poems'' , , Paul Zimmer , , William Stafford , - , 1987 , , ''A Guide to Forgetting'' , , Jeffrey Skinner , , Tess Gallagher , - , 1987 , , ''Singing Underneath'' , , Jeffrey Harrison , , James Merrill , - , 1987 , , ''The Good Thief: Poems '' , , Marie Howe , , Margaret Atwood , - , 1987 , , ''New Math: Poems'' , , Cole Swensen , , Michael Palmer , - , 1987 , , ''The Hand of God and a Few Bright Flowers'' , ,
William Olsen William Olsen (born Omaha, Nebraska) is an American poet. Life He was raised in Park Forest, Illinois. His poems and essays have appeared in "Chicago Review'', "Crazyhorse", "Gettysburg Review", "The Kenyon Review", "The Nation", ''The New Repu ...
, , David Wagoner , - , 1986 , , ''Cardinals in the Ice Age '' , , John Engels , , Philip Levine , - , 1986 , , ''Red Roads '' , , Charlie Smith , , Stanley Kunitz , - , 1986 , , ''Junk City'' , , Barbara Anderson , , Robert Pinsky , - , 1986 , , ''Little Star: Poems'' , , Mark Halliday , , Heather McHugh , - , 1986 , , ''Cities in Motion'' , ,
Sylvia Moss Sylvia Moss is an American poet. She lives in Larchmont, New York. Awards * 1988 Whiting Award * 1986 National Poetry Series The National Poetry Series is an American literary awards program. Every year since 1979, the National Poetry Series h ...
, , Derek Walcott , - , 1985 , , ''As Long As You're Happy: Poems'' , , Jack Myers , , Seamus Heaney , - , 1985 , , ''Saints '' , , Reginald Gibbons , , Roland Flint , - , 1985 , , ''Local Time'' , ,
Stephen Dunn Stephen Elliot Dunn (June 24, 1939June 24, 2021) was an American poet and educator who authored twenty-one collections of poetry. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 2001 collection, ''Different Hours,'' and received an Academy Award i ...
, , Dave Smith , - , 1985 , , ''Palladium: Poems'' , , Alice Fulton , , Mark Strand , - , 1984 , , ''Wild Onion'' , , Robert L. Jones , , Carolyn Forché , - , 1984 , , ''The Raft'' , ,
Kathy Fagan Kathy Fagan Grandinetti is an American poet. Biography Kathy Fagan earned a B.A. in English from California State University, Fresno in 1980. She holds an M.F.A. from Columbia University and a Ph.D. from the University of Utah. She teaches at ...
, , Daniel Halpern , - , 1984 , , ''Afterwards '' , ,
Amy Bartlett Amy Wyllys Bartlett (March 18, 1949 – February 29, 2004) was an American poet and poetry editor. Life She grew up in Concord, Massachusetts. She graduated from Vassar College in 1972, and from New York University with a master's degree in 1985. ...
, , Galway Kinnell , - , 1984 , , ''Silver and Information'' , , Bruce Smith , , Hayden Carruth , - , 1984 , , ''Eroding Witness'' , , Nathaniel Mackey , , Michael S. Harper , - , 1983 , , ''In the Solar Wind '' , ,
Wendy Battin Wendy Battin (May 27, 1953 - December 21, 2015) was an American poet. Life Wendy Battin was born in Wilmington, Delaware and graduated from Cornell University and the University of Washington. She taught at MIT, Smith College, Syracuse Unive ...
, , William Matthews , - , 1983 , , ''God's Mistress '' , , James Galvin , , Marvin Bell , - , 1983 , , ''The persistence of memory: Poems '' , ,
Mary Fell Mary Fell (born September 22, 1947 Worcester, Massachusetts) is an American poet and academic. Life She graduated from Worcester State College majoring in English and it was here that she first became interested in poetry. Fell and fellow poet Fr ...
, , Madeline DeFrees , - , 1983 , , ''Black Dog, Red Dog: Poems '' , ,
Stephen Dobyns Stephen J. Dobyns (born February 19, 1941) is an American poet and novelist born in Orange, New Jersey. Life Dobyns was born on February 19, 1941 in Orange, New Jersey to Lester L., an Episcopal minister, and Barbara Johnston Dobyns. Dobyns was r ...
, , Robert Hass , - , 1982 , , ''The Greater Leisures '' , , Jane Miller , ,
Stanley Plumly Stanley Plumly (May 23, 1939 – April 11, 2019) was an American poet and the director of University of Maryland, College Park's creative writing program. Plumly grew up in Ohio and Virginia and was educated at Wilmington College in Ohio and at ...
, - , 1982 , , ''Going On: Selected Poems 1958-1980'' , ,
Joanne Kyger Joanne Kyger (November 19, 1934 – March 22, 2017) was an American poet. The author of over 30 books of poetry and prose, Kyger was associated with the poets of the San Francisco Renaissance, the Beat Generation, Black Mountain, and the New Y ...
, , Robert Creeley , - , 1982 , , ''From the Abandoned Cities '' , , Donald Revell , , C.K. Williams , - , 1982 , , ''The Hands in Exile '' , , Susan Tichy , ,
Sandra McPherson Sandra Jean McPherson (born August 2, 1943) is an American poet. Born in San Jose, California, McPherson received her B.A. at San José State University, and studied at the University of Washington, with Elizabeth Bishop and David Wagoner. S ...
, - , 1982 , , ''Corpse and Mirror'' , , John Yau , , , - , 1981 , , ''Accidental Weather'' , ,
Sherod Santos Sherod Santos (born September 9, 1948 in Greenville, South Carolina) is an American poet, essayist, translator and playwright. His newest poetry collection, ''Square Inch Hours'' (W.W. Norton) was published in 2017. His work has appeared in ''The ...
, , Charles Wright , - , 1981 , , ''Hugging the Jukebox'' , , Naomi Shihab Nye , , Josephine Miles , - , 1981 , , ''Second Sight '' , ,
Jonathan Aaron Jonathan Aaron is an American poet, the author of the poetry collection ''Journey to the Lost City.'' Life He graduated from the University of Chicago and Yale University Ph.D. His work has been published in ''The Paris Review'', ''Ploughshar ...
, , Anthony Hecht , - , 1981 , , ''The Incognito Lounge: And Other Poems'' , , Denis Johnson , , Mark Strand , - , 1981 , , ''The Mud Actor'' , , Cyrus Cassells , , Al Young , - , 1980 , , ''Gumbo'' , , George Barlow , , Ishmael Reed , - , 1980 , , ''The Dollmaker's Ghost'' , , Larry Levis , , Stanley Kunitz , - , 1980 , , ''Leaving Taos'' , , Robert Peterson , , Carolyn Kizer , - , 1980 , , ''So This Is the Map'' , ,
Reg Saner Reg Saner (born 1928, died 2021, Jacksonville, Illinois) was an American poet and professor. Life He graduated from St. Norbert College, near Green Bay, Wisconsin. He served as an infantry platoon leader in the Korean War. He studied at Universi ...
, , Derek Walcott , - , 1980 , , ''In Winter'' , ,
Michael Ryan Michael or Mike Ryan may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Michael M. Ryan (1929–2017), American actor best known for his role as John Randolph on ''Another World'' * Rocky Ryan or Michael Ryan (1937–2004), British media hoaxer * Michael R ...
, , , - , 1979 , , ''Any Body's Song'' , ,
Joseph Langland Joseph Langland (February 16, 1917 – April 9, 2007) was an American poet. Life Born in Spring Grove, Minnesota, Langland was raised in Northeastern Iowa on the family farm. Langland received both a bachelor's degree (1940) and a master's degre ...
, , Ann Stanford , - , 1979 , , ''The collected poems of Sterling A. Brown '' , , Sterling Allen Brown , , Michael Harper , - , 1979 , , ''Silks'' , ,
Roberta Spear Roberta Spear (1948 in Hanford, California – 2003) was an American poet. Life Her work appeared in ''Field'', ''Ploughshares'', ''Poetry'', and ''The Missouri Review.'' She lived in Fresno, California Fresno () is a major city in the San ...
, , Philip Levine


See also

* American poetry * List of poetry awards * List of literary awards * List of years in poetry * List of years in literature


External links


National Poetry Series Previous Winners



Background of the National Poetry Series
American poetry awards Awards established in 1979 1979 establishments in the United States