Winners
Poetry
2021 FINALISTS - POETRY
See below for the list of 2021 finalists in the POETRY category, for books with a copyright date of 2020. Register to attend the virtual award ceremony (May 11-14, 2021) to learn which book wins Gold.
Did You Sing Your Song?: Poems
2021 Finalist
Author: Mary C. Earle
Publisher: New Beginnings, an imprint of Material Media
ISBN: 978-1-947460-07-2
The poems in this volume reflect a lifetime of listening for what the Irish call "the music of what happens." Mary Earle was inspired by the Divine Song that sings in everything. Her poems invite the reader to listen along and awaken to the rhythms of life.
His Feathers Were Chains
2021 Finalist
Author: Denise K. Lajimodiere
Publisher: North Dakota State University Press
ISBN: 978-1-946163-22-6
Lajimodiere’s newest collection of poetry takes its title from a statue the author observed - an Indian on a horse - fashioned from welded-together farm implements. The premise of the collection is overt criticism of settler society, but the poetry is subtle, approachable, and grounded in Ojibwe knowledge and customs.
Shelter
2021 Finalist
Author: Margaret Hasse, art by Sharon DeMark
Publisher: Nodin Press
ISBN: 978-1-947237-31-5
In a time of the pandemic, we may find new shades of meaning in the term "shelter." Here poet Margaret Hasse and artist Sharon DeMark pair words and images to depict a variety of shelters including structures (a hut, a bus stop), experiences (hugging, reading), and private retreats.
2020 WINNERS - POETRY
See below for the list of 2020 winners in the POETRY category, for books with a copyright date of 2019.
Homespun Mercies
2020 Gold Winner
Author: DJ Hill
Publisher: Light of the Moon
ISBN: 978-1-7327909-4-0
Told through poetry and original artwork, Homespun Mercies is a journey of the soul, with each page bringing readers to a deeper realization of self.
Human-Powered Poetry from the Appalachian Trail: A Thru-hiker's Perspective
2020 Silver Winner
Author: Daniel "Screech" Zube
Publisher: Peter E. Randall Publisher
ISBN: 978-1-937721-77-0
Hikers will enjoy these short poems and color photographs captured at specific mile markers along the Appalachian Trail. Small enough to pack!
Save Our Ship
2020 Silver Winner
Author: Barbara Ungar
Publisher: The Ashland Poetry Press
ISBN: 978-0-912592-74-9
In this alphabet book of feminist and ecological resistance, #MeToo meets Global Weirding, and women do not mind their tongues, or their Ps and Qs.
the skin of dreams: new and collected poems 1995-2018
2020 Silver Winner
Author: Quraysh Ali Lansana
Publisher: The Calliope Group
ISBN: 978-1-7336474-0-3
the skin of dreams maps small-town Oklahoma to southside Chicago. Exploring complicated terrains of Blackness, history, and home, these poems cry, sing, scream, and see.
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