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2005
   
Michelangelo's Seizure
by
Steve Gehrke

   
The Anatomy Theater
by
Nadine Meyer

   
Teahouse of the Almighty
by
Patricia Smith

   
Three, Breathing
by
S. A. Stepanek

   
An Almost Pure Empty Walking
by
Tryfon Tolides

   
   
 
 
   


   


   
   
Selected by
T.R. Hummer

Published by
Univ. of Illinois Press
 
Selected by
John Koethe

Published by
HarperCollins Publishers
 
Selected by
Edward Sanders

Published by
Coffee House Press
   
Selected by
Mary Ruefle

Published by
Verse Press/
Wave Books
   
Selected by
Mary Karr

Published by
Penguin Books


   

2004
The Welcome
by
David Friedman



Selected by
Stephen Dunn

Published by
Univ. of Illinois Press
 
leadbelly
by
Tyehimba Jess



Selected by
Brigit Pegeen Kelly

Published by
Verse Press
 
PYX
by
Corinne Lee



Selected by
Pattiann Rogers

Published by
Penguin Books
   
Starred Wire
by
Ange Mlinko



Selected by
Bob Holman

Published by
Coffee House Press
   
Corruption
by
Camille Norton



Selected by
Campbell McGrath

Published by
HarperCollins Publishers


   

2003
Shiva's Drum
by
Stephen Cramer



Selected by
Grace Schulman

Published by
Univ. of Illinois Press
 
Citizen
by
Andrew Feld



Selected by
Ellen Bryant Voigt

Published by
HarperCollins Publishers
 
Murder (a violet)
by
Raymond McDaniel

not yet published -- available soon'

Selected by
Anselm Hollo

Published by
Coffee House Press
   
The White Train
by
John Spaulding



Selected by
Henry Taylor

Published by
Louisiana State University Press
   
Unrelated Individuals[...]
by
Mark Yakich



Selected by
James Galvin

Published by
Penguin Books


   

2002
Rhythm & Booze
by
Julie Kane



Selected by
Maxine Kumin

Published by
Univ. of Illinois Press
 
Sanskrit of the Body
by
William Keckler



Selected by
Mary Oliver

Published by
Viking Penguin
 
The Monster Lives
of Boys and Girls

Eleni Sikelianos

not yet published -- available soon

Selected by
Diane Ward

Published by
Green Integer
   
The Standing Wave
by
Gabriel Spera



Selected by
Dave Smith

Published by
HarperCollinsPublishers
   
Tenderness Shore
by
Meredith Stricker



Selected by
Fred Chapell

Published by
Louisiana State Univ.


   

2001

   
Year of Morphines
Betsy Brown



Selected by
George Garrett

Published by
Louisiana State Univ. Press
   
Theory of Devolution
David Groff



Selected by
Mark Doty

Published by
Univ. of Illinois Press
   
Hip Logic
Terrance Hayes



Selected by
Cornelius Eady

Published by
Viking Penguin
   
Edgewater
Ruth L. Schwartz



Selected by
Jane Hirshfield

Published by
HarperCollinsPublishers
   
Pure Descent
Elizabeth Robinson



Selected by
Fanny Howe

Published by
Green Integer


   

2000

   
Anthem
Jean Donnelly



Selected by
Charles Bernstein

Published by
Sun and Moon
   
That Kind of Sleep
Susan Atefat Peckham



Selected by
Victor Hernandez Cruz

Published by
Coffee House Press
   
Tremolo
Spencer Short



Selected by
Billy Collins

Published by
HarperCollinsPublishers
   
Manderley
Rebecca Wolff



Selected by
Robert Pinsky

Published by
Univ. of Illinois Press
   
Asunder
Susan Wood



Selected by
Garrett Hongo

Published by
Viking Penguin


   

1999

Madame Deluxe, by Tenaya Darlington.
Chosen by Lawson Inada. Published by Coffee House Press.

Nova, by Standard Schaefer.
Chosen by Nick Piombino. Published by Sun & Moon Press.

Climbing Back, by Dionisio MartÍnez.
Chosen by Jorie Graham. Published by W.W. Norton.

Drivers at the Short-Time Motel, by Eugene Gloria.
Chosen by Yusef Komunyakaa. Published by Viking Penguin.

Renunciation, by Corey Marks.
Chosen by Philip Levine. Published by University of Illinois Press.


1998

Butterfly Effect, by Harry Humes.
Chosen by Pattiann Rogers. Published by Milkweed Editions.

Atmosphere Conditions, by Ed Roberson.
Chosen by Nathaniel Mackey. Published by Sun & Moon Press.

Looking for the Parade, by Joan Murray.
Chosen by Robert Bly. Published by W.W. Norton.

Beyond Heart Mountain, by Lee Ann Roripaugh.
Chosen by Ishmael Reed. Published by Viking Penguin.

So Often the Pitcher Goes to Water Until It Breaks, by Rigoberto Gonzalez.
Chosen by Ai. Published by University of Illinois Press.


1997

Except By Nature, by Sandra Alcosser.
Chosen by Eamon Grennan. Published by Graywolf Press.

Tales of Murasaki and Other Poems, by Martine Bellen.
Chosen by Rosmarie Waldrop. Published by Sun & Moon Press.

The Origins of Evening, by Robert Gibb.
Chosen by Eavan Boland. Published by W.W. Norton.

Silent Treatment, by Lisa Lewis.
Chosen by Stanley Plumly. Published by Penguin Books.

Lost Wax, by Heather Ramsdell.
Chosen by James Tate. Published by University of Illinois Press.


1996

Red Signature, by Mary Leader.
Chosen by Deborah Digges. Published by Graywolf Press.

The Little Door Slides Back, by Jeff Clark.
Chosen by Ray DiPalma. Published by Sun & Moon Press.

Placebo Effects, by Jeanne Marie Beaumont.
Chosen by William Matthews. Published by W.W. Norton.

The New Intimacy, by Barbara Cully.
Chosen by Carolyn Forche. Published by Viking Penguin Press.

Nine Skies, by A.V. Christie.
Chosen by Sandra McPherson. Published by University of Illinois Press.


1995

Leaving a Shadow, by Heather Allen.
Chosen by Denise Levertov. Published by Copper Canyon Press.

Response, by Juliana Spahr.
Chosen by Lyn Hejinian. Published by Sun & Moon Press.

Crash's Law, by Karen Volkman.
Chosen by Heather McHugh. Published by W.W. Norton.

Strange Relations, by Daniel Hall.
Chosen by Mark Doty. Published by Viking Penguin Press.

The Broken World, by Marcus Cafagna.
Chosen by Yusef Komunyakaa. Published by University of Illinois Press.


1994

Infanta, by Erin Belieu.
Chosen by Hayden Carruth. Published by Copper Canyon Press.

To Give It Up, by Pam Rehm.
Chosen by Barbara Guest. Published by Sun & Moon Press.

A Hummock in the Malookas, by Matthew Rohrer.
Chosen by Mary Oliver. Published by W.W. Norton.

The Human Abstract, by Elizabeth Willis.
Chosen by Ann Lauterbach. Published by Penguin Books.

Theater of Animals, by Samn Stockwell.
Chosen by Louise Gluck. Published by University of Illinois Press.


1993

The Other Man Was Me: A Voyage to the New World, by Rafael Campo.
Chosen by Gloria Vando. Published by Arte Publico Press.

Most Way Home, by Kevin Young.
Chosen by Lucille Clifton. Published by William Morrow and Co.

The Landlady in Bangkok and Other Poems, by Karen Swenson.
Chosen by Maxin Kumin. Published by Copper Canyon Press.

The Other Stars, by Rachel Wetzteon.
Chosen by John Hollander. Published by Viking Penguin.

The High Road to Taos, by Martin Edmunds.
Chosen by Donald Hall. Published by University of Illinois Press.


1992

Lost Body, by Terry Ehret.
Chosen by Carolyn Kizer. Published by Copper Canyon Press.

Shorter Poems, by Gerald Burns.
Chosen by Robert Creeley. Published by Dalkey Archive Press.

Debt, by Mark Levine.
Chosen by Jorie Graham. Published by William Morrow and Co.

What We Don't Know About Each Other, by Lawrence Raab.
Chosen by Stephen Dunn. Published by Viking Penguin.

My Alexandria, by Mark Doty.
Chosen by Philip Levine. Published by University of Illinois Press.


1991

A Flower Whose Name I Do Not Know, by David Romtvedt.
Chosen by John Haines. Published by Copper Canyon Press.

To Put the Mouth To, by Judith Hall.
Chosen by Richard Howard. Published by William Morrow and Co.

As If, by James Richardson.
Chosen by Amy Clampitt. Published by Persea Books.

Good Hope Road, by Stuart Dischell.
Chosen by Thomas Lux. Published by Viking Penguin.

The Dig, by Lynn Emmanuel.
Chosen by Gerald Stern. Published by University of Illinois Press.


1990

Words For My Daughter, by John Balaban.
Chosen by W.S. Merwin. Published by Copper Canyon Press.

Questions About Angels, by Billy Collins.
Chosen by Edward Hirsch. Published by William Morrow and Co.

Rainbow Remnants in Rock Bottom Ghetto Sky, by Thylias Moss.
Chosen by Charles Simic. Published by Persea Books.

The Island Itself, by Roger Fanning.
Chosen by Michael Ryan. Published by Viking Penguin.

The Surface, by Laura Mullen.
Chosen by C.K. Williams. Published by University of Illinois Press.


1989

Terra Firma, by Thomas Centolella.
Chosen by Denise Levertov. Published by Copper Canyon Press.

Artist and Model, by Carol Snow.
Chosen by Robert Hass. Published by Atlantic Monthly Press.

The Brother's Country, by Tom Andrews.
Chosen by Charles Wright. Published by Persea Books.

Blessings in Disguise, by David Clewell.
Chosen by Quincy Troupe. Published by Viking Penguin.

Stubborn, by Roland Flint.
Chosen by Dave Smith. Published by University of Illinois Press.


1988

Green The Witch Hazel Wood, by Emily Hiestand.
Chosen by Jorie Graham. Published by Graywolf Press.

After We Lost Our Way, by David Mura.
Chosen by Gerald Stern. Published by E.P. Dutton.

Black Wings, by Len Roberts.
Chosen by Sharon Olds. Published by Persea Books.

No Mercy, by Lee Upton.
Chosen by James Tate. Published by Atlantic Monthly Press.

The Great Bird of Love, by Paul Zimmer.
Chosen by William Stafford. Published by University of Illinois Press.


1987

A Guide to Forgetting, by Jeffrey Skinner.
Chosen by Tess Gallagher. Published by Graywolf Press.

The Singing Underneath, by Jeffrey Harrison.
Chosen by James Merrill. Published by E.P. Dutton.

The Good Thief, by Marie Howe.
Chosen by Margaret Atwood. Published by Persea Books.

New Math, by Cole Swenson.
Chosen by Michael Palmer. Published by William Morrow and Co.

The Hand of God And A Few Bright Flowers, by William Olsen.
Chosen by David Wagoner. Published by University of Illinois Press.


1986

Cardinals in the Ice Age, by John Engels.
Chosen by Philip Levine. Published by Graywolf Press.

Red Roads, by Charlie Smith.
Chosen by Stanley Kunitz. Published by E.P. Dutton.

Junk City, by Barbara Anderson.
Chosen by Robert Pinsky. Published by Persea Books.

Little Star, by Mark Halliday.
Chosen by Heather McHugh. Published by William Morrow and Co.

Cities in Motion, by Sylvia Moss.
Chosen by Derek Walcott. Published by University of Illinois Press.


1985

As Long As You're Happy, by Jack Myers.
Chosen by Seamus Heaney. Published by Graywolf Press.

Living Gloves, by Lynn Doyle.
Chosen by Cynthia Macdonald. Published by E.P. Dutton.

Saints, by Reginald Gibbons.
Chosen by Roland Flint. Published by Persea Books.

Local Time, by Stephen Dunn.
Chosen by Dave Smith. Published by William Morrow and Co.

Palladium, by Alice Fulton.
Chosen by Mark Strand. Published by University of Illinois Press.


1984

Wild Onion, by Robert L. Jones.
Chosen by Carolyn Forche. Published by Graywolf Press.

The Raft, by Kathy Fagan.
Chosen by Daniel Halpern. Published by E.P. Dutton.

Afterwards, by Amy Bartlett.
Chosen by Galway Kinnell. Published by Persea Books.

Silver & Information, by Bruce Smith.
Chosen by Hayden Carruth. Published by University of Georgia Press.

Eroding Witness, by Nathaniel Mackey.
Chosen by Michael Harper. Published by University of Illinois Press.


1983

In the Solar Wind, by Wendy Battin.
Chosen by William Matthews. Published by Doubleday & Co.

Ark 50, by Ronald Johnson.
Chosen by Charles Simic. Published by E.P. Dutton.

God's Mistress, by James Galvin.
Chosen by Marvin Bell. Published by Harper & Row.

The Persistence of Memory, by Mary Fell.
Chosen by Madeline deFrees. Published by Random House.

Black Dog, Red Dog, by Stephen Dobyns.
Chosen by Robert Hass. Published by Holt, Rinehart & Winston.


1982

The Greater Leisures, by Jane Miller.
Chosen by Stanley Plumly. Published by Doubleday & Co.

Selected Poems 1958-1980, by Joanne Kyger.
Chosen by Robert Creeley. Published by E.P. Dutton.

From the Abandoned Cities, by Donald Revell.
Chosen by C.K. Williams. Published by Harper & Row.

Hands in Exile, by Susan Tichy.
Chosen by Sandra McPherson. Published by Random House.

Corpse and Mirror, by John Yau.
Chosen by John Ashberry. Published by Holt, Rinehart & Winston.


1981

Accidental Weather, by Sherod Santos.
Chosen by Charles Wright. Published by Doubleday & Co.

Hugging the Jukebox, by Naomi Shihab Nye.
Chosen by Josephine Miles. Published by E.P. Dutton.

Second Sight, by Jonathan Aaron.
Chosen by Anthony Hecht. Published by Harper & Row.

The Incognito Lounge, by Denis Johnson.
Chosen by Mark Strand. Published by Random House.

The Mud Actor, by Cyrus Cassells.
Chosen by Al Young. Published by Holt, Rinehart & Winston.


1980

Gumbo, by George Barlow.
Chosen by Ishmael Reed. Published by Doubleday & Co.

The Dollmakers Ghost, by Larry Levis.
Chosen by Stanley Kunitz. Published by E.P. Dutton.

Leaving Taos, by Robert Peterson.
Chosen by Carolyn Kizer. Published by Harper & Row.

So This Is the Map, by Reg Saner.
Chosen by Derek Walcott. Published by Random House.

In Winter, by Michael Ryan.
Chosen by Louise Gluck. Published by Holt, Rinehart & Winston.


1979

Any Body's Song, by Joseph Langland.
Chosen by Ann Stanford.Published by Doubleday & Co.

Folly River, by Wendy Salinger.
Chosen by Donald Hall. Published by E.P. Dutton.

Selected Poems, by Sterling Brown.
Chosen by Michael Harper. Published by Harper & Row.

Denizens, by Ronald Perry.
Chosen by Donald Justice. Published by Random House.

Silks, by Roberta Spear.
Chosen by Philip Levine. Published by Holt, Rinehart & Winston.

   

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