Governor General’s Literary Award – Poetry

1994 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerCantos from a Small RoomRobert HillesIn his seventh book of poetry, Hillies describes his feelings of affection and admiration for his mother-in-law, and the sense of loss the family experienced upon her death of cancer in her middle years. An astounding collection of poems, Cantos from a Sma...Amazon1994 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry ShortlistDog SleepsMonty ReidAmazonThe Chinese ExecutionPolly FleckAmazonThe Holy ForestRobin BlaserAmazon

1993 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerForests of the Medieval WorldDon ColesDon Coles has earned a reputation as one of Canadas finest contemporary poets with books such as "The Prinzhorn Collection" and "Little Bird." In his new poetry collection, "Forests of the Medieval World," he explores the power of memory. Shadowy figures ...Amazon1993 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry ShortlistCrawlspace: New and Selected PoemsMonty ReidAmazonDrawing Down a DaughterClaire HarrisAmazonMore Watery StillPatricia YoungAmazonVoices from a Farther RoomDouglas Burnet SmithAmazon

1992 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerInventing the HawkLorna CrozierThe poems in this haunting new book are both playful and provocative, witty and intimate. Central to the collection is a powerful elegy for her father. Beginning with his death, it moves back in time to the authors childhood in a small Saskatchewan commun...Amazon1992 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry ShortlistBlue Light, Bay and CollegeKathleen McCrackenAmazonHometownLaura LushAmazonOedipal DreamsEvelyn LauAmazonTheory of SedimentSteve McCafferyAmazon

1990 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerNo TimeMargaret Avison"Avisons new volume is a lyrical tribute to a created order suffused with a holy energy--a vitality inaccessible to the statisticians, the engineers, the corporate mandarins. It is not, however, a whimsical, Pollyanish ecstacy that sustains her, but a gri...Amazon1990 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry ShortlistNo Language Is NeutralDionne BrandAmazonWinterPatrick LaneAmazon

1991 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerNight FieldDon McKay...Amazon1991 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry ShortlistMiner's PondAnne MichaelsAmazonMortal RemainsPatrick LaneAmazonRapturous ChroniclesJudith FitzgeraldAmazonWolf-LadderDon DomanskiAmazon

1981 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerThe Collected Poems of F.R. ScottF.R. Scott...Amazon1981 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry ShortlistMiramichi Lightning: Collected PoemsAlfred BaileyAmazonThe TheBarry McKinnonAmazon

1982 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerThe Vision Tree: Selected PoemsPhyllis WebbPoetry distinguished by its attention to form and thought....Amazon1982 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry ShortlistFables for Isolated MenBarry DempsterAmazonNo Birds or FlowersDiane KeatingAmazonThe Beauty of the Weapons: Selected Poems 1972-1982Robert BringhurstAmazon

1983 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerSettlementsDavid DonnellWinner of the Governor Generals Award, this collection of Donnells best poetry pulses with the realities of home, street, and working life. His ironic wit and lyrical passages make for a fantastic read complete with his signature deadpan style and post-m...Amazon1983 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry ShortlistBirding, or DesireDon McKayAmazonDoctrine of SignaturesAnne SzumigalskiAmazonPredators of the Adoration: Selected Poems 1972-82Christopher DewdneyAmazon

1984 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerCelestial NavigationPaulette JilesBy the highly acclaimed author of the novel "Enemy Women" Winner of the Governor Generals Award for Poetry, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award " "Now back in print, Paulette Jiless celebrated, multi-award-winning poetry...Amazon1984 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry ShortlistConfabulationsSharon ThesenAmazonMountain TeaPeter van ToornAmazonThe Art of DarknessDavid McFaddenAmazonThe Sunday before WinterMarilyn BoweringAmazonThe Whole Night, Coming HomeRoo BorsonAmazon

1985 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerWaiting for SaskatchewanFred Wah...Amazon1985 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry ShortlistA Manual for Lying DownRichard LushAmazonInstarAnne SzumigalskiAmazonThe Garden Going on Without UsLorna CrozierAmazon