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Winners & Nominees The Performance of Becoming HumanDaniel Borzutzky, The Performance of Becoming Human, Winner, ArcheophonicsPeter Gizzi, Archeophonics, Nominee, Look: PoemsSolmaz Sharif, Look: Poems, Nominee, Collected Poems: 1974-2004Rita Dove, Collected Poems: 1974-2004, Nominee, The Abridged History of RainfallJay Hopler, The Abridged History of Rainfall, Nominee, Voyage of the Sable VenusRobin Coste Lewis, Voyage of the Sable Venus, Winner, How to Be DrawnTerrance Hayes, How to Be Drawn, Nominee, Catalog of Unabashed GratitudeRoss Gay, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, Nominee, Bright Dead ThingsAda Limón, Bright Dead Things, Nominee, Elegy for a Broken Machine: PoemsPatrick Phillips, Elegy for a Broken Machine: Poems, Nominee, Faithful and Virtuous NightLouise Glück, Faithful and Virtuous Night, Winner, This BlueMaureen N McLane, This Blue, Nominee, The Feel TrioFred Moten, The Feel Trio, Nominee, Citizen: An American LyricClaudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric, Nominee, Second ChildhoodFanny Howe, Second Childhood, Nominee, Incarnadine: PoemsMary Szybist, Incarnadine: Poems, Winner, Stay - IllusionLucie Brock-Broido, Stay - Illusion, Nominee, Metaphysical DogFrank Bidart, Metaphysical Dog, Nominee, The Big SmokeAdrian Matejka, The Big Smoke, Nominee, Black ApertureMatt Rasmussen, Black Aperture, Nominee, Bewilderment: New Poems and TranslationsDavid Ferry, Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations, Winner, Night of the RepublicAlan Shapiro, Night of the Republic, Nominee, MemeSusan Wheeler, Meme, Nominee, Heavenly BodiesCynthia Huntington, Heavenly Bodies, Nominee, Fast AnimalTim Seibles, Fast Animal, Nominee | ||
Nikky finney acceptance speech national book award for poetry
The National Book Award for Poetry is one of four annual National Book Awards, which are given by the National Book Foundation to recognize outstanding literary work by US citizens. They are awards "by writers to writers". The panelists are five "writers who are known to be doing great work in their genre or field".
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- Nikky finney acceptance speech national book award for poetry
- Current rendition
- Winners
- Repeat winners
- References
The category Poetry was established in 1950 and has been awarded annually save the period 1985 to 1990.
The award recognizes one book written by a US citizen and published in the US from December 1 to November 30. The National Book Foundation accepts nominations from publishers until June 15, requires mailing nominated books to the panelists by August 1, and announces five finalists in October. The winner is announced on the day of the final ceremony in November. The award is $10,000 and a bronze sculpture; other finalists get $1000, a medal, and a citation written by the panel.
There were 148 nominations for the 2010 award.
Current rendition
The next longlist will be announced in September 2016.
Winners
The winner is listed first followed by the four other finalists (from 1987) or other runners-up.