1983 National Book Critics Circle Award – Poetry Winner and Nominees

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….

Erosion

Jorie Graham

Picture Bride

Cathy Song

Tar

C.K. Williams

The Kingfisher

Amy Clampitt