Day Two of the ever-so-slowly released National Book Award nominee longlists. Poetry got real play today with titles well known and appreciated, titles forthcoming and appealing, and titles obscure and alluring. How many have you read? Here are the books. Be sure to follow the links to reserve them in the EPL system: Continue reading “National Book Award 2015 Nominees: Poetry”
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Poet Robert Hass Wins $100,000 Prize
Former poet laureate of the U.S. Robert Hass won the $100,000 Wallace Stevens Award. The prize given for “outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry” was awarded by the Academy of American Poets on Tuesday. Mr. Hass won a National Book Award in 2007 and a Pulitzer Prize in 2008. He will be honored along with six other recipients at a ceremony on October 17. You can read two of his poems here and see more about the award and other winners in this NYT article.
Laura
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