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University of Georgia Contemporary Poetry Series

Judges and Their Selections

Round Won	Title	Author	Pub Year	Outside Judge	Collusion
JANUARY 2004	LORD BRAIN	Bruce Beasley	2005	Cole Swensen	Bruce Beasley assures me that there was no collusion. I had asked Bruce about the relationship between him and Swensen; he did not respond to the email, which was not signed. I regret the error.
JANUARY 2004	DRAWING OF A SWAN BEFORE MEMORY	Laynie Browne	2005	Cole Swensen
SEPTEMBER 2003	FLUORESCENCE	Jennifer K. Dick	2004	Cole Swensen
SEPTEMBER 2003	MEAD	Julie Carr	2004	Cole Swensen
JANUARY 2003	DWELLING SONG	Sally Keith	2004	Fanny Howe
JANUARY 2003	OF THEE I SING	Timothy Liu	2004	Fanny Howe
SEPTEMBER 2002	WHAT ANIMAL	Oni Buchanan	2003	Fanny Howe
SEPTEMBER 2002	THE BOOK OF MOTION	Tung-Hui Hu	2003	Fanny Howe
JANUARY 2002	VERTICAL ELEGIES 5	Sam Truitt	2003	C. D. Wright
JANUARY 2002	THE BLAZE OF POUI	Mark McMorris	2003	C. D. Wright
SEPTEMBER 2001	DARE SAY	Tod Marshall	2002	C. D. Wright
SEPTEMBER 2001	THE RESERVOIR	Donna Stonecipher	2002	C. D. Wright
JANUARY 2001	DARK WOULD (the missing person)	Liz Waldner	2002	Forrest Gander
JANUARY 2001	THE VIOLENCE OF THE MORNING	Cal Bedient	2002	Forrest Gander	Bedient and Gander are now both editors of the California Series. Gander did not know Bedient at the time of the selection for Georgia.
SEPTEMBER 2000	SAUNTER	Joshua McKinney	2001	Forrest Gander
SEPTEMBER 2000	BY REASON OF BREAKINGS	Andrew Zawacki	2001	Forrest Gander
JANUARY 2000	THE GAUGUIN ANSWER SHEET	Dennis Finnell	2001	Mark Strand
JANUARY 2000	THE DOWNSTREAM EXTREMITY OF THE ISLE OF SWANS	Mary Jo Bang	2001	Mark Strand
SEPTEMBER 1999	A CRASH OF RHINOS	Paisley Rekdal	2000	Mark Strand
SEPTEMBER 1999	THEY ARE SLEEPING	Joanna Klink	2000	Mark Strand
JANUARY 1999	CIVILIAN HISTORIES	Lee Upton	2000	Jorie Graham
JANUARY 1999	O WHEEL	Peter Sacks	2000	Jorie Graham
SEPTEMBER 1998	ASSEMBLING THE SHEPHERD	Tessa Rumsey	1999	James Galvin
SEPTEMBER 1998	HOTEL IMPERIUM	Rachel Loden	1999	James Galvin
JANUARY 1998	THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU	Andy Robbins	1999	Brenda Hillman
JANUARY 1998	AFTER I WAS DEAD	Laura Mullen	1999	Brenda Hillman
SEPTEMBER 1997	ALLEGORY OF THE SUPERMARKET	Stephanie Brown	1998	Brenda Hillman
SEPTEMBER 1997	DEER TABLE LEGS	Katayoon Zandvakili	1998	Brenda Hillman
JANUARY 1997	THE PATRIOT	Christopher Davis	1998	Donald Revell
JANUARY 1997	EYETROUBLE	Martha Ronk	1998	Donald Revell
SEPTEMBER 1996	INCORRECT DISTANCES	Tracy Philpot	1997	Donald Revell
SEPTEMBER 1996	OF PISCATOR	Martin Corless-Smith	1997	Donald Revell
JANUARY 1996	VIRIDIAN	Paul Hoover	1997	Marvin Bell
JANUARY 1996	THE RED WINDOW	Pamela Stewart	1997	Marvin Bell
SEPTEMBER 1995	THE BLACK REEDS	Mark McMorris	1997	Jorie Graham
SEPTEMBER 1995	THE FUGITIVE KIND	Austin Hummel	1997	Jorie Graham
JANUARY 1995	THE SECULARIST	Claudia Keelan	1997	Ann Lauterbach	Keelan's husband Revell worked with Ramke for many years.
JANUARY 1995	APPROXIMATE DARLING	Lee Upton	1996	Ann Lauterbach
SEPTEMBER 1994	BIRDS OF THE NIGHT SKY/STARS OF THE FIELD	Pamela Gross	1995	Dave Smith
SEPTEMBER 1994	EVERY SUBSTANCE CLOTHED	Kathleen Halme	1995	Dave Smith
JANUARY 1994	BELOVED BEAST	Dennis Finnell	1995	Albert Goldbarth
JANUARY 1994	MERE MORTALS	Terese Svoboda	1995	Albert Goldbarth
SEPTEMBER 1993	TEKIA	Richard Chess	1994	Dara Wier
SEPTEMBER 1993	GREEN WEB	Juan Delgado	1994	Dara Wier
JANUARY 1993	CONVERSATIONS WITH SURVIVORS	Jacqueline Osherow	1994	Robert Pinsky
JANUARY 1993	FIGURES FOR THE GHOST	Scott Cairns	1994	Robert Pinsky
SEPTEMBER 1992	BAG ‘o’ DIAMONDS	Susan Wheeler	1994	Lynn Emanuel
SEPTEMBER 1992	POSTMORTEM	Maurice Kilwein Guevara	1994	Lynn Emanuel
JANUARY 1992	CASTING SEQUENCES	Marjorie Wellish	1993	Ann Lauterbach
JANUARY 1992	A HISTORY OF SMALL LIFE ON A WINDY PLANET	Martha Collins	1993	Ann Lauterbach
SEPTEMBER 1991	CUPS	Candice Favilla	1992	Heather McHugh
SEPTEMBER 1991	EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE	Steve Kronen	1992	Heather McHugh
JANUARY 1991	AMERICAN GOTHIC	Jonathan Holden	1992	Charles Simic
JANUARY 1991	APART FROM SOLITUDE (withdrawn from competition after winning)	Donald Revell	not published	Charles Simic
SEPTEMBER 1990	RESTLESS MESSENGERS	Norman Finkelstein	1992	Robert Hass
SEPTEMBER 1990	HARMING OTHERS	Casey Finch	1992	Robert Hass
JANUARY 1990	HEAVEN AND EARTH: A COSMOLOGY	Albert Goldbarth	1991	Stanley Plumly
JANUARY 1990	STRING LIGHT	C.D. Wright	1991	Stanley Plumly
SEPTEMBER 1989	EMPTY SLEEVES	Sidney Wade	1991	Carolyn Forche
SEPTEMBER 1989	THE OUTLAW JAMES COPELAND AND THE CHAMPION-BELTED EMPRESS	Jeanne Lebow	1991	Carolyn Forche
JANUARY 1989	THE TRANSLATION OF BABEL	Scott Cairns	1990	Carl Dennis
JANUARY 1989	ECHOES OF THE UNSPOKEN	Wayne Dodd	1990	Carl Dennis
SEPTEMBER 1988	DESIRE IN L.A.	Martha Ronk	1990	Richard Howard
SEPTEMBER 1988	A DROWNING MAN IS NEVER TALL ENOUGH	Patrick Lawler	1989	Richard Howard
JANUARY 1988	TO NEWFOUNDLAND	Caroline Knox	1989	Richard Howard
JANUARY 1988	NEW SCIENCE	J.T. Barbarese	1989	Richard Howard
SEPTEMBER 1987	LOOKING FOR ANGELS IN NEW YORK	Jacquelin Osherow	1988	Richard Howard
SEPTEMBER 1987	TEMPLES AND FIELDS	Phillis Levin	1989	Richard Howard
JANUARY 1987	TWENTIETH CENTURY WOMEN	Arthur Vogelsang	1988	John Ashberry	Arthur Vogelsang has edited APR since 1973. John Ashbery was given the American Poetry Review's Jerome J. Shestack Poetry Award in 1983 and 1995. The APR editors are the judges. Ashbery picked Vogelsang's book in 1987. Not to mention the countless times Ashbery has been in APR, including covers of APR in July/August of 1979 and July/August 1983 (and after the fact in Jan/Feb 1995 and Nov/Dec 2005).
JANUARY 1987	THE GAZA OF WINTER	Donald Revell	1988	John Ashberry
SEPTEMBER 1986	THE CEDAR CANOE	Joseph Duemer	1987	Stanley Plumly
SEPTEMBER 1986	CUSTOMS	Karen Fish	1987	Stanley Plumly
JANUARY 1986	THE HIVE	Susan Stewart	1987	Dave Smith
JANUARY 1986	NO SIGN	Sydney Lea	1987	Dave Smith
SEPTEMBER 1985	THE GLASS CHILDREN	Richard Cole	1986	Linda Pastan
SEPTEMBER 1985	CHINESE ARCHITECTURE	Aleda Shirley	1986	Linda Pastan
JANUARY 1985	FALLING AWAKE	Gary Margolis	1986	Bill Matthews
JANUARY 1985	SOMETIMES MUSIC RISES	Wayne Dodd	1986	Bill Matthews
SEPTEMBER 1984	UNDER THE BLUE MOON	J.T. Barbarese	1985	Stanley Plumly
SEPTEMBER 1984	ALL ABERRATION	Terese Svoboda	1985	Stanley Plumly
JANUARY 1984	THE MONKEY WARS	Bruce Weigl	1985	Gary Gildner
JANUARY 1984	CROSS TIES	X.J. Kennedy	1985	Gary Gildner
SEPTEMBER 1983	THE MAKE-UP OF ICE	Paul Zarzyski	1984	David Bottoms
SEPTEMBER 1983	HOTEL FIESTA	Lynn Emanuel	1984	David Bottoms
JANUARY 1983	TO THE WREAKERS OF HAVOC	Michael Hefferman	1984	Richard Shelton
JANUARY 1983	MOON SEEN AS A SLICE OF PINEAPPLE	Conrad Hilberry	1984	Richard Shelton
SEPTEMBER 1982	HOUSE PARTY	Caroline Knox	1984	Jim Tate
SEPTEMBER 1982	AMERICAN LIGHT	Michael Pettit	1984	Jim Tate
JANUARY 1982	WINTER OYSTERS	Brendan Galvin	1883	Dave Smith
JANUARY 1982	WEATHER-FEAR	John Engels	1983	Dave Smith
JANUARY 1982	ONE-LEGGED ON ICE	Dannie Abse	1983	Dave Smith
SEPTEMBER 1981	THE DAY WE STILL STAND HERE	Gary Margolis	1983	Mona Van Duyn
SEPTEMBER 1981	PROUD AND ON MY FEET	J.W. Rivers	1983	Mona Van Duyn
JANUARY 1981	THE SCIENCE OF GOODBYES	Myra Sklarew	1982	Roland Fint
JANUARY 1981	NEW AND SELECTED POEMS	Tony Connor	1982	Roland Fint
SEPTEMBER 1980	ROWING ACROSS THE DARK	Franz Douskey	1981	William Stafford
SEPTEMBER 1980	AMARANTH	Laurie Sheck	1981	William Stafford
JANUARY 1980	WHITE MONKEYS	Bin Ramke	1981	Stanley Lindberg
JANUARY 1980	VIVALDI IN EARLY FALL	John Engels	1981	Stanley Lindberg
SEPTEMBER 1979	THE NIGHT WON’T SAVE ANYONE	Marcia Southwick	1980	Linda Pastan
SEPTEMBER 1979	DAME	Susan Astor	1980	Linda Pastan

Information courtesy of the State of Georgia Open Records Act.

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