Governor General's Award for English-language poetry (Governor General's Awards)

Governor General's Awards

This is a list of recipients and nominees of the Governor General's Awards award for English-language poetry. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for English language poetry or drama was divided.

Check all the winners of Governor General's Award for English-language poetry presented under Governor General's Awards since 1981 .

Richard Greene

Honored for : Boxing the Compass

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Richard Greene	Boxing the Compass

David Zieroth

Honored for : The Fly in Autumn

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Zieroth	The Fly in Autumn

Jacob Scheier

Honored for : More to Keep Us Warm

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jacob Scheier	More to Keep Us Warm

Don Domanski

Honored for : All Our Wonder Unavenged

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Don Domanski	All Our Wonder Unavenged

John Pass

Honored for : Stumbling in the Bloom

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Pass	Stumbling in the Bloom

Anne Compton

Honored for : Processional

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Anne Compton	Processional

Roo Borson

Honored for : Short Journey Upriver Toward ?ishida

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Roo Borson	Short Journey Upriver Toward ?ishida

Tim Lilburn

Honored for : Kill-site

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Tim Lilburn	Kill-site

Roy Miki

Honored for : Surrender

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Roy Miki	Surrender

George Elliott Clarke

Honored for : Execution Poems

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
George Elliott Clarke	Execution Poems

Don McKay

Honored for : Another Gravity

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Don McKay	Another Gravity

Jan Zwicky

Honored for : Songs for Relinquishing the Earth

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jan Zwicky	Songs for Relinquishing the Earth

Stephanie Bolster

Honored for : White Stone

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Stephanie Bolster	White Stone

Dionne Brand

Honored for : Land to Light On

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Dionne Brand	Land to Light On

E. D. Blodgett

Honored for : Apostrophes: Woman at a Piano

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
E. D. Blodgett	Apostrophes: Woman at a Piano

Anne Szumigalski

Honored for : Voice

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Anne Szumigalski	Voice

Robert Hilles

Honored for : Cantos from a Small Room

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Robert Hilles	Cantos from a Small Room

Don Coles

Honored for : Forests of the Medieval World

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Don Coles	Forests of the Medieval World

Lorna Crozier

Honored for : Inventing the Hawk

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Lorna Crozier	Inventing the Hawk

Don McKay

Honored for : Night Field

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Don McKay	Night Field

Margaret Avison

Honored for : No Time

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Margaret Avison	No Time

Heather Spears

Honored for : The Word for Sand

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Heather Spears	The Word for Sand

Erin Mouré

Honored for : Furious

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Erin Mouré	Furious

Gwendolyn MacEwen

Honored for : Afterworlds

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Roy Kiyooka
Gwendolyn MacEwen	Afterworlds

Al Purdy

Honored for : Collected Poems of Al Purdy

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Al Purdy	Collected Poems of Al Purdy

Fred Wah

Honored for : Waiting for Saskatchewan

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Fred Wah	Waiting for Saskatchewan

Paulette Jiles

Honored for : Celestial Navigation

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Paulette Jiles	Celestial Navigation

David Donnell

Honored for : Settlements

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Donnell	Settlements

Phyllis Webb

Honored for : The Vision Tree: Selected Poems

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Phyllis Webb	The Vision Tree: Selected Poems

F. R. Scott

Honored for : Collected Poems of F.R. Scott

Governor General's Award for English-language poetry