1983 National Book Critics Circle Award – Poetry Winner
The Changing Light at Sandover
James Merrill
A series of mystical poems explores the author’s experiences communicating through a Ouija board with a spirit named Ephraim who guides the poet through a series of conversations with W. H. Auden, W. B. Yeats, Plato, and others….
1983 National Book Critics Circle Award – Poetry Shortlist
Erosion
Jorie Graham
Picture Bride
Cathy Song
Tar
C.K. Williams