• Here is the Poetry Longlist for the 2018 National Book Awards

    On this, the Nicest Year of the Awards

    The National Book Foundation has announced the ten books contending for this year’s National Book Award in Poetry. The longlisted titles were chosen from a total of 256 books submitted to the foundation by publishers, and will be judged by a panel comprised of Mary Jo Bang (Chair), Ken Chen, Elise Paschen, Danez Smith, and Stephen Sparks. All of the National Book Award Finalists will be announced on October 10, and the winners will be announced on Wednesday, November 14th at the 2018 National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner in New York City.

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    The full longlist:

    Rae Armantrout, WobbleRae Armantrout, Wobble
    Wesleyan University Press
    (Read an interview with Armantrout here.)

    Jos Charles, feeldJos Charles, feeld
    Milkweed Editions
    (Read two poems from feeld here.)

    Forrest Gander, Be WithForrest Gander, Be With
    New Directions
    (Read Gander on translating Neruda here.)

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    Terrance Hayes, American Sonnets for My Past and Future AssassinTerrance Hayes, American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin
    Penguin Books / Penguin Random House
    (Read poems from American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin here and here.)

    J. Michael Martinez, Museum of the AmericasJ. Michael Martinez, Museum of the Americas
    Penguin Books / Penguin Random House

    Diana Khoi Nguyen, Ghost OfDiana Khoi Nguyen, Ghost Of
    Omnidawn Publishing

    Justin Phillip Reed, IndecencyJustin Phillip Reed, Indecency
    Coffee House Press
    (Read an interview with Justin Phillip Reed here.)

    Raquel Salas Rivera, lo terciario / the tertiaryRaquel Salas Rivera, lo terciario / the tertiary
    Timeless, Infinite Light

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    Natasha Trethewey, MonumentNatasha Trethewey, Monument: Poems New and Selected
    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

    Jenny Xie, Eye LevelJenny Xie, Eye Level
    Graywolf Press
    (Read a poem from Eye Level here.)


    Emily Temple
    Emily Temple
    Emily Temple is the managing editor at Lit Hub. Her first novel, The Lightness, was published by William Morrow/HarperCollins in June 2020. You can buy it here.
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