2016 Governor General’s Literary Award – Poetry Winner and Nominees

The Waking Comes Late

Steven Heighton

These are poems that trouble over the idea of failure even as they continually recommit to the present moment. This is fierce music performed in a minor key….

Marry & Burn

Rachel Rose

Prairie Harbour

Garry Thomas Morse

Regeneration Machine

Joe Denham

Throaty Wipes

Susan Holbrook