2011 Readers' Choice Awards - Outstanding Work of Poetry

This year, for the first time, as part of the NH Literary Awards, the NH Writers' Project will also give a Readers' Choice Award. Members of the public are invited to vote for their favorite book from among the titles nominated in each category. The Readers' Choice Awards will be presented at the Literary Awards ceremony on November 4, 2011 at the NH Institute of Art.

Here are the nominees for The Readers' Choice Award for Outstanding Work of Poetry:
(Note, hyperlinked titles have been NH Center for the Book books-of-the-week, hyperlinked authors have had other work featured on our blog.)

• Luck, Liz Ahl
• Walking the Dog's Shadow, Deborah Brown
• In the Cat's Eye, Glenn K. Currie
• Then, Something, Patricia Fargnoli
• Working in Flour, Jeff Friedman
• Seasons and Shadows, John T. Hitchner
• The Battlefield Guide: Harpers Ferry, Antietam, Gettysburg, Rodger Martin
• Flinch of Song, Jennifer Militello
• Lid to the Shadow, Alexandria Peary
• From the Box Marked Some Are Missing, Charles W. Pratt
• Earth Listening, Becky D. Sakellariou
• The Ambiguity of Autumn, Jeff Volk
• Slipstream, Carol Westberg

Vote for your favorite in each award category!
Next week I will feature the titles nominated for Outstanding Work of Children's Literature.