Poetry

Books of poetry must be by a single author.
Chapbooks (a pocket-sized booklet) over twenty pages are eligible for submission within the Poetry: Chapbooks subcategory which awards a Gold Medal. If submitting a chapbook, please select the “Poetry: Chapbooks” subcategory within the application.

2023

One Way to Listen
Book Cover of One Way to Listen
By: Asa Drake
Category: Poetry
Everwhen
Book Cover of Everhwhen
By: Anne Barngrover
Bronze
Category: Poetry
Buffalo Girl
book cover of buffalo girl
By: Jessica Q. Stark
Silver
Category: Poetry
Salwater Demands a Psalm
Cover of Saltwater Demands a Psalm
By: Kweku Abimbola
 Gold
Category: Poetry

2022

(Chapbook) Concussion Fragment
(Chapbook) Concussion Fragment Cover
By: Brendan Walsh
 Gold
Category: Poetry
Field Notes from the Flood Zone
Field Notes from the Flood Zone cover
By: Heather Sellers
Bronze
Category: Poetry
Thunderbird Inn
Thunderbird cover
By: Collin Callahan
Silver
Category: Poetry
Worrisome Creatures
Worrisome Creatures cover
By: Kate Postle (now Kate Sweeney)
 Gold
Category: Poetry

2021

The Places That Hold
Book cover for The Places That Hold
By: John Davis Jr.
Bronze
Category: Poetry
Pine
Book cover for Pine
By: Julia Koets
Silver
Category: Poetry
Danzirly
Book cover for Danzirly
By: Gloria Muñoz
 Gold
Category: Poetry

2020

Love Song to the Demon-Possessed Pigs of Gadara
Love Song to the Demon-Possessed Pigs of Gadara
By: William Fargason
 Gold
Category: Poetry
William Fargason
Earnest, Earnest?
Earnest, Earnest?
By: Eleanor Boudreau
Silver
Category: Poetry
Eleanor Boudreau
Sacrificial Metal
Sacrificial Metal
By: Esther Lee
Bronze
Category: Poetry
Esther Lee

2019

Sweet World
book cover
By: Seaton, Maureen
 Gold
Category: Poetry
CavanKerry Press
Hometown: Coral Gables
Nouns & Verbs: New and Selected Poems
book cover
By: McGrath, Campbell
Silver
Category: Poetry
Ecco/Harper Collins
Hometown: Miami Beach
Undoll
book cover
By: Grae, Tanya
Bronze
Category: Poetry
YesYes Books
Hometown: Tallahassee

2018

Barnburner
book cover
By: Hoover, Erin
Bronze
Category: Poetry
Elixir Press
How the End First Showed
book cover
By: Aderibigbe, D. M.
Silver
Category: Poetry
University of Wisconsin Press
When Rap Spoke Straight to God
book cover
By: Dawson, Erica
 Gold
Category: Poetry
Tin House Book

2017

The Frozen Harbor
book cover
By: Hettich, Michael
Bronze
Category: Poetry
Red Dragonfly Press
Calling a Wolf a Wolf
book cover
By: Akbar, Kaveh
 Gold
Category: Poetry
Alice James Books
Mud Song
book cover
By: Thaxton, Terry Ann
Silver
Category: Poetry
Truman State University Press

2016

Hour of the Ox
book cover
By: Cancio-Bello, Marci Calabretta
Bronze
Category: Poetry
University of Pittsburgh Press
Latest Volcano
book cover
By: Welch, Tana Jean
Silver
Category: Poetry
Marsh Hawk Press
The Abridged History of Rainfall
book cover
By: Hopler, Jay
 Gold
Category: Poetry
McSweeney’s Publishing

2015

Awaiting Your Impossibilities
book cover
By: Morrill, Donald
Silver
Category: Poetry
Anhinga Press
The Crossing
book cover
By: Fink, Jonathan
Bronze
Category: Poetry
Dzanc Books
Gog
book cover
By: George, Brandi
 Gold
Category: Poetry
Black Lawrence Press

2014

The Small Blades Hurt
book cover
By: Dawson, Erica
Bronze
Category: Poetry
Measure Press
On the Street of Divine Love
book cover
By: Hamby, Barbara
Silver
Category: Poetry
University of Pittsburgh Press
SLANT SIX
book cover
By: Belieu, Erin
 Gold
Category: Poetry
Copper Canyon

2013

The Terrible Wife
book cover
By: Thaxton, Terry Ann
Bronze
Category: Poetry
Salt Publishing
The Biscuit Joint
book cover
By: Kirby, David
Silver
Category: Poetry
LSU Press
Craig Blais, About Crows
book cover
By: Blais, Craig
 Gold
Category: Poetry
University of Wisconsin Press

2012

Grace to Leave
book cover
By: Haskins, Lola
Bronze
Category: Poetry
Anhinga
Exit Island
book cover
By: Witek, Terri
Silver
Category: Poetry
Orchises
In the Kingdom of the Sea Monkeys
book cover
By: McGrath, Campbell
 Gold
Category: Poetry
HarperCollins

2011

Cracks in the Invisible
book cover
By: Kampa, Stephen
 Gold
Category: Poetry
Ohio University Press
Talking about Movies with Jesus
book cover
By: Kirby, David
Silver
Category: Poetry
Louisiana State University Press
MoonFlower
book cover
By: Russo, Gianna
Bronze
Category: Poetry
Kitsune

2010

Five Kingdoms
book cover
By: Groom, Kelle
Bronze
Category: Poetry
Anhinga
Still, the Mountain
book cover
By: Haskins, Lola
Silver
Category: Poetry
Paper Kite Press
Honeycomb
book cover
By: Frost, Carol
 Gold
Category: Poetry
Northwestern University Press

2009

Neighborhoods of My Past Sorrow
book cover
By: Millner, Jesse
Bronze
Category: Poetry
Kitsune
Ka-Ching!
book cover
By: Duhamel, Denise
Silver
Category: Poetry
University of Pittsburgh Press
Shannon: A Poem of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
book cover
By: McGrath, Campbell
 Gold
Category: Poetry
Ecco

2008

Shimming The Glass House
book cover
By: Pruitt Wallace, Helen
Bronze
Category: Poetry
Ashland Poetry Press
Begin Anywhere
book cover
By: Giampietro, Frank
Bronze
Category: Poetry
Alice James Books
The Shipwreck Dress
book cover
By: Witek, Terri
Bronze
Category: Poetry
Orchises Press
Seven Notebooks
book cover
By: McGrath, Campbell
Silver
Category: Poetry
HarperCollins
The Temple Gate Called Beautiful
book cover
By: Kirby, David
 Gold
Category: Poetry
Alice James Books

2007

House on Boulevard Street
book cover
By: Kirby, David
 Gold
Category: Poetry
LSU Press
Compulsions of Silkworms and Bees
book cover
By: Baggott, Julianna
Bronze
Category: Poetry
Pleiades Press
Fata Morgana
book cover
By: Shepherd, JReginald
Silver
Category: Poetry
University of Pittsburgh Press