- National Poetry Series
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The National Poetry Series is an American literary awards program.
Every year since 1979 it 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.
Winners
Each year links to its corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
Year Book Author Judge 2010 The Lifting Dress Lauren Berry of Houston, Texas Terrance Hayes 2010 Stutter William Billiter 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 of Roanoke, Virginia C.S. Giscombe 2009 Sarah-Of Fragments and Lines Julie Carr of Denver, Colorado Eileen Myles 2009 Here Be Monsters Colin Cheney of Brooklyn, New York David Wojahn 2009 Burn Lake Carrie Fountain of Austin, Texas Natasha Trethewey 2009 Ideal Cities Erika Meitner of Blacksburg, Virginia Paul Guest 2009 The Network Jena Osman 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 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 Mark Doty 2007 House Held Together by Winds Sabra Loomis James Tate 2007 The Cosmopolitan Donna Stonecipher John Yau 2007 Collapsible Poetics Theater Rodrigo Toscano Marjorie Welish 2006 The Scented Fox Laynie Browne of Oakland, California Alice Notley 2006 Novel Pictorial Noise Noah Eli Gordon of Denver, Colorado John Ashbery 2006 Veil and Burn Laurie Clements Lambeth of Houston, Texas Maxine Kumin 2006 Vertigo Martha Ronk of Los Angeles, California C.D. Wright 2006 Nervous Systems William Stobb of La Crosse, Wisconsin August Kleinzahler 2005 The Resurrection Machine Steve Gehrke T.R. Hummer 2005 The Anatomy Theater Nadine Meyer John Koethe 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 Stephen Dunn 2004 leadbelly Tyehimba Jess Brigit Pegeen Kelly 2004 PYX Corinne Lee Pattiann Rogers 2004 Starred Wire Ange Mlinko Bob Holman 2004 Corruption Camille Norton Campbell McGrath 2003 Shiva's Drum Stephen Cramer Grace Schulman 2003 Citizen Andrew Feld Ellen Bryant Voigt 2003 Murder (a violet) Raymond McDaniel Anselm Hollo 2003 The White Train John Spaulding Henry Taylor 2003 Unrelated Individuals Forming a Group Waiting to Cross Mark Yakich James Galvin 2002 Rhythm & Booze: Poems Julie Kane Maxine Kumin 2002 Sanskrit of the Body W. B. Keckler 2002 The Monster Lives of Boys and Girls Eleni Sikelianos 2002 The Standing Wave: Poems Gabriel Spera 2002 Tenderness Shore Meredith Stricker Fred Chappell 2001 Year of Morphines: Poems Betsy Brown 2001 Theory of Devolution: Poems David Groff Mark Doty 2001 Hip Logic Terrance Hayes 2001 Edgewater: Poems Ruth L. Schwartz 2001 Pure Descent Elizabeth Robinson 2000 Anthem Jean Donnelly 2000 That Kind of Sleep Susan Atefat Peckham Victor Hernández Cruz 2000 Tremolo: Poems Spencer Short 2000 Manderley: Poems Rebecca Wolff Robert Pinsky 2000 Asunder Susan Wood 1999 Madame Deluxe Tenaya Darlington Lawson Fusao Inada 1999 Nova Standard Schaefer 1999 Climbing Back Dionisio D. Martinez 1999 Drivers at the Short-Time Motel Eugene Gloria 1999 Renunciation : Poems Corey Marks Philip Levine 1998 Butterfly Effect Harry Humes 1998 Atmosphere Conditions Ed Roberson Nathaniel Mackey 1998 Looking for the Parade: Poems Joan Murray 1998 Beyond Heart Mountain: Poems Lee Ann Roripaugh Ishmael Reed 1998 So Often the Pitcher Goes to Water Until It Breaks Rigoberto Gonzalez Ai 1997 Except by Nature Sandra Alcosser 1997 Tales of Muraski and Other Poems Martine Bellen 1997 The Origins of Evening: Poems Robert Gibb Eavan Boland 1997 Silent Treatment: Poems Lisa Lewis 1997 Lost Wax: Poems Heather Ramsdell James Tate 1996 Red Signature Mary Leader 1996 The Little Door Slides Back: Poems Jeff Clark 1996 Placebo Effects: Poems Jeanne Marie Beaumont William Matthews 1996 The New Intimacy Barbara Cully 1996 Nine Skies: Poems A V. Christie Sandra McPherson 1995 Leaving a Shadow Heather Allen 1995 Response Juliana Spahr 1995 Crash's Law: Poems Karen Volkman 1995 Strange Relation Daniel Hall 1995 The Broken World: Poems Marcus Cafagna Yusef Komunyakaa 1995 Infanta Erin Belieu Hayden Carruth 1994 To Give It Up Pam Rehm Barbara Guest 1994 Hummock in the Malookas: Poems Matthew Rohrer 1994 The Human Abstract Elizabeth Willis 1994 Theater of Animals: Poems Samn Stockwell Louise Glück 1993 The Other Man Was Me: A Voyage to the New World Rafael Campo 1993 Most Way Home: Poems Kevin Young 1993 The Landlady in Bangkok Karen Swenson Maxine Kumin 1993 The Other Stars Rachel Wetzsteon 1993 The High Road to Taos: Poems Martin Edmunds Donald Hall 1992 Lost Body Terry Ehret Carolyn Kizer 1992 Shorter Poems Gerald Burns Robert Creeley 1992 Debt: Poems Mark Levine Jorie Graham 1992 What We Don't Know about Each Other Lawrence Raab Stephen Dunn 1992 My Alexandria: Poems Mark Doty Philip Levine 1991 A Flower Whose Name I Do Not Know David Romtvedt 1991 To Put the Mouth to Judith Hall 1991 As If James Richardson 1991 Good Hope Road Stuart Dischell 1991 The Dig Lynn Emanuel Gerald Stern 1990 Words for My Daughter John Balaban 1990 Questions About Angels: Poems Billy Collins 1990 Rainbow Remnants in Rock Bottom Ghetto Sky: Poems Thylias Moss 1990 The Island Itself Roger Fanning 1990 The Surface: Poems Laura Mullen C. K. Williams 1989 Terra Firma Thomas Centolella 1989 Artist and Model Carol Snow Robert Hass 1989 The Brother's Country: Poems Tom Andrews 1989 Blessings in Disguise David Clewell 1989 Stubborn: Poems Roland Flint Dave Smith 1988 Green the Witch-Hazel Wood Emily Hiestand 1988 After We Lost Our Way David Mura 1988 Black Wings Len Roberts 1988 No mercy Lee Upton James Tate 1988 Great Bird of Love: Poems Paul Zimmer William Stafford 1987 A Guide to Forgetting Jeffrey Skinner 1987 Singing Underneath Jeffrey Harrison 1987 The Good Thief: Poems Marie Howe 1987 New Math: Poems Cole Swensen 1987 The Hand of God and a Few Bright Flowers William Olsen David Wagoner 1986 Cardinals in the Ice Age John Engels 1986 Red Roads Charlie Smith 1986 Junk City Barbara Anderson 1986 Little Star: Poems Mark Halliday 1986 Cities in Motion Sylvia Moss Derek Walcott 1985 As Long As You're Happy: Poems Jack Myers 1985 Saints Reginald Gibbons 1985 Local Time Stephen Dunn 1985 Palladium: Poems Alice Fulton Mark Strand 1984 Wild Onion Robert L. Jones 1984 The Raft Kathy Fagan 1984 Afterwards Amy Bartlett 1984 Silver and Information Bruce Smith 1984 Eroding Witness Nathaniel Mackey Michael S. Harper 1983 In the Solar Wind Wendy Battin 1983 God's Mistress James Galvin 1983 The persistence of memory: Poems Mary Fell 1983 Black Dog, Red Dog: Poems Stephen Dobyns 1982 The Greater Leisures Jane Miller 1982 Going On: Selected Poems 1958-1980 Joanne Kyger 1982 From the Abandoned Cities Donald Revell 1982 The Hands in Exile Susan Tichy 1982 Corpse and Mirror John Yau 1981 Accidental Weather Sherod Santos 1981 Hugging the Jukebox Naomi Shihab Nye 1981 Second Sight Jonathan Aaron 1981 The Incognito Lounge: And Other Poems Denis Johnson 1981 The Mud Actor Cyrus Cassells 1980 Gumbo George Barlow 1980 The Dollmaker's Ghost Larry Levis 1980 Leaving Taos Robert Peterson 1980 So This Is the Map Reg Saner 1980 In Winter Michael Ryan 1979 Any Body's Song Joseph Langland Ann Stanford 1979 The collected poems of Sterling A. Brown Sterling Allen Brown 1979 Silks Roberta Spear See also
- American poetry
- List of poetry awards
- List of literature awards
- List of years in poetry
- List of years in literature
External links
Categories: Poetry awards | Awards established in 1979 | American literary awards
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