1983 National Book Critics Circle Award – Poetry Winner
![The Changing Light at Sandover](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/no-image-1-image-3.jpg)
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….
1983 National Book Critics Circle Award – Poetry Shortlist
![Erosion](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581022808-5719-image-3.jpg)
Erosion
Jorie Graham
![Picture Bride](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580970517-2868-image-3.jpg)
Picture Bride
Cathy Song
![Tar](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580954978-1586-image-3.jpg)
Tar
C.K. Williams
![The Kingfisher](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/no-image-1-image-3.jpg)