National Book Award finalists in poetry, 2005
Tuesday October 25, 2005
from The National Book Foundation:
“Judges select finalists for 2005 National Book Awards”
“The 20 Finalists for the 2005 National Book Awards, announced today, include a few of America’s most well known and pre-eminent authors and represent extraordinary writing from the last year. Two previous National Book Award winners, E.L. Doctorow and John Ashbery, are among the Finalists. Several of this year’s Finalists have been nominees in the past, including Joan Didion, W.S. Merwin, Frank Bidart, Adele Griffin and Walter Dean Myers. Three authors are nominated for their first books.”
The finalists in poetry are five men, no women, but despite the uniformity of their gender, they represent a truly assorted group of very different poets: John Ashbery, Frank Bidart, Brendan Galvin, W.S. Merwin & Vern Rutsala. Most readers of contemporary American poetry are sure to discover a poet new to them on this short list. The award winner will be announced on November 16, 2005, and we have provided links for poetry lovers who want to read all five and choose their own favorite. Enjoy!
Related resources:
Our Poetry Store
Our list of the best poetry books of 2004
National Book Critics Circle award nominees, 2004
“Judges select finalists for 2005 National Book Awards”
“The 20 Finalists for the 2005 National Book Awards, announced today, include a few of America’s most well known and pre-eminent authors and represent extraordinary writing from the last year. Two previous National Book Award winners, E.L. Doctorow and John Ashbery, are among the Finalists. Several of this year’s Finalists have been nominees in the past, including Joan Didion, W.S. Merwin, Frank Bidart, Adele Griffin and Walter Dean Myers. Three authors are nominated for their first books.”
The finalists in poetry are five men, no women, but despite the uniformity of their gender, they represent a truly assorted group of very different poets: John Ashbery, Frank Bidart, Brendan Galvin, W.S. Merwin & Vern Rutsala. Most readers of contemporary American poetry are sure to discover a poet new to them on this short list. The award winner will be announced on November 16, 2005, and we have provided links for poetry lovers who want to read all five and choose their own favorite. Enjoy!
Related resources:
Our Poetry Store
Our list of the best poetry books of 2004
National Book Critics Circle award nominees, 2004
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