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National Book Award for Poetry winners, 1991 to present Year Author Title Ref. 1991 Philip Levine: What Work Is: 1992 Mary Oliver: New and Selected Poems: 1993 A. R. Ammons: Garbage: 1994 James Tate: A Worshipful Company of Fletchers: 1995 Stanley Kunitz: Passing Through: The Later Poems: 1996 Hayden Carruth: Scrambled Eggs and Whiskey: 1997 ...
Baca was born in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, in 1952. Abandoned by his parents at the age of two, he lived with one of his grandmothers for several years before being placed in an orphanage. At the age of 13 he ran away and wound up living on the streets. When he was 21, he was convicted on charges of drug possession and incarcerated.
White Sands National Park in New Mexico features a beautiful landscape of white dunes, with some towering up to 60 feet high. Uniquely composed of gypsum crystals, it is the largest gypsum desert ...
National Book Award Book award winners — author recipients in all NBA−National Book Award categories: NBA Fiction, NBA Nonfiction, NBA Poetry, & NBA Young People's Literature The main article for this category is List of National Book Award winners .
The 2024 National Book Awards finalists will read from their work on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at the annual NYU Skirball event, which will be livestreamed and hosted by award-winning journalist and host ...
At the National Book Awards Ceremony and Dinner held in New York City each November, the chair of each judging panel announces the winners of the year's National Book Awards. Each finalist receives $1,000, a medal, and a citation written by the judging panel; winners get $10,000 and a bronze sculpture.
"Local Hidden Gems" looks to highlight those to our neighbors. The USA TODAY Network staff, which is spread from coast to coast, is putting a spotlight on and opening the doors to their communities.
National Book Award for Nonfiction winners and finalists, 1990–1999 Year Author Title Subject Result Ref. 1990 Ron Chernow: The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance: Winner [71] Samuel G. Freedman: Small Victories: The Real World of a Teacher, Her Students and Their High School: Finalist Roger Morris