2024 Finalists
Amelia M. Glaser, USA
and
Yuliya Ilchuk, Ukraine
A Crash Course in Molotov Cocktails Shortlisted
translated from the Ukrainian written by
Halyna Kruk, Ukraine
George McWhirter, Canada/Northern Ireland
Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence Winner
translated from the Spanish written by
Homero Aridjis, Mexico
Emilie Moorhouse, Canada
Emerald Wounds: Selected Poems of Joyce Mansour
translated from the French written by
Joyce Mansour, France
2023 Finalists
Manolis Aligizakis, Canada
Tasos Livaditis – Poems, Volume II
translated from the Greek written by
Tasos Livaditis, Greece
Robyn Creswell, USA
The Threshold Shortlisted
translated from the Arabic written by
Iman Mersal, Egypt/Canada
2022 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Sharon Dolin, USA
Late to the House of Words
translated from the Catalan written by
Gemma Gorga, SPAIN
Ali Kinsella, USA
and
Dzvinia Orlowsky, USA/Ukraine
Eccentric Days of Hope and Sorrow
translated from the Ukrainian written by
Natalka Bilotserkivets, Ukraine
Canadian Shortlist
2021 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Tracy K. Smith, USA
and
Changtai Bi, China
My Name Will Grow Wide Like A Tree
translated from the Chinese written by
Yi Lei, China
Canadian Shortlist
2020 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Sarah Riggs, USA
Time International Winner
translated from the French written by
Etel Adnan, USA/Lebanon
Canadian Shortlist
2019 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Don Mee Choi, USA/Korea
Autobiography of Death International Winner
translated from the Korean written by
Kim Hyesoon, Korea
Ani Gjika, Albania/USA
Negative Space
translated from the original written by
Luljeta Lleshanaku, Albania
Canadian Shortlist
2018 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Canadian Shortlist
Billy-Ray Belcourt, Canada (Driftpile Cree Nation)
This Wound Is a World Canadian Winner
2017 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Donald Nicholson-Smith, UK/USA
In Praise of Defeat
translated from the French written by
Abdellatif Laabi, Morocco
Canadian Shortlist
2016 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Canadian Shortlist
Per Brask and
Patrick Friesen, Canada
Frayed Opus for Strings & Wind Instruments
translated from the Danish written by
Ulrikka S. Gernes, Denmark
2015 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Eleanor Goodman, USA
Something Crosses My Mind
translated from the Chinese written by
Wang Xiaoni, China
Marek Kazmierski, Poland/UK
Finite Formulae & Theories of Chance
translated from the Polish written by
Wioletta Grzegorzewska, Poland
Canadian Shortlist
2014 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Canadian Shortlist
2013 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Fady Joudah, USA
Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me International Winner
translated from the Arabic written by
Ghassan Zaqtan, Palestine
Canadian Shortlist
2012 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Joanna Trzeciak, USA
Sobbing Superpower
translated from the Polish written by
Tadeusz Rózewicz, Poland
Canadian Shortlist
2011 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Philip Mosley, USA
The Book of the Snow
translated from the French written by
Francois Jacqmin, Belgium
Canadian Shortlist
2010 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Canadian Shortlist
2009 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Canadian Shortlist
2008 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Clayton Eshleman, USA
The Complete Poetry: A Bilingual Edition
translated from the Spanish written by
Cesar Vallejo, Peru
Canadian Shortlist
Robert Majzels and
Erín Moure, Canada
Notebook of Roses and Civilization
translated from the French written by
Nicole Brossard, Canada
2007 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Canadian Shortlist
2006 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Michael Hofmann, Germany/UK
Ashes for Breakfast
translated from the German written by
Durs Grünbein, Germany
Elizabeth Winslow, USA
The War Works Hard
translated from the Arabic written by
Dunya Mikhail, Iraq/USA
Canadian Shortlist
2005 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Canadian Shortlist
2004 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Canadian Shortlist
2003 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Canadian Shortlist
2002 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Canadian Shortlist
Erín Moure, Canada
Sheep's Vigil by a Fervent Person
translated from the original written by
Alberto Caeiro, Portugal
and
Fernando Pessoa, Portugal
2001 Shortlists
International Shortlist
Chana Bloch, USA
and
Chana Kronfeld, USA
Open Closed Open
translated from the Hebrew written by
Yehuda Amichai, Germany/Palestine
Nikolai Popov and
Heather McHugh, USA
Glottal Stop: 101 Poems by Paul Celan International Winner
translated from the original written by
Paul Celan, Romania/France
