Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Poetry

The Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Poetry is an annual literary award, presented by the Lambda Literary Foundation to a lesbian-themed book of poetry by a female writer. At the first two Lambda Literary Awards in 1989 and 1990, a single award for LGBT Poetry, irrespective of gender, was presented. Beginning with the 3rd Lambda Literary Awards in 1991, the poetry award was split into two separate awards for Lesbian Poetry and Gay Poetry, which have been presented continuously since then except at the 20th Lambda Literary Awards in 2008, when a merged LGBTQ poetry award was again presented for that year only.

Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Poetry
Awarded for	Literary award
Sponsored by	Lambda Literary Foundation
Date	Annual
Website	http://www.lambdaliterary.org

Winners and nominees

Year	Winner	Nominated
1988	No award presented
1989
1990	Marilyn Hacker, Going Back to the River	S. Diane Bogus, Chant of the Women of Magdalena Minnie Bruce Pratt, Crime Against Nature Irena Klepfisz, A Few Words in the Mother Tongue Yvonne Zipter, Patience of Metal
1991	Adrienne Rich, An Atlas of the Difficult World: Poems 1988-1991	Eloise Klein Healy, Artemis in Echo Park Maureen Seaton, Fear of Subways Becky Birtha, The Forbidden Poems Eileen Myles, Not Me
1992	Audre Lorde, Undersong	Terry Wolverton, Black Slip Lori Anderson, Cultivating Excess Nancy Boutilier, According to Her Contours Diane Stein, Lady Sun, Lady Moon
1993	Audre Lorde, The Marvelous Arithmetics of Distance	Cherrie Moraga, The Last Generation Kate Rushin, The Black Back-Ups Cheryl Clarke, Experimental Love Poetry May Sarton, Collected Poems (1930-1993)
1994	Marilyn Hacker, Winter Numbers	Sapphire, American Dreams June Jordan, Haruko/Love Poems Linda Smukler, Normal Sex Mary Oliver, White Pine
1995	Adrienne Rich, Dark Fields of the Republic	Eileen Myles, Maxfield Parrish Jewelle Gomez, Oral Tradition Chrystos, Fire Power Gerry Gomez Pearlberg, Key to Everything
1996	Robin Becker, All-American Girl Maureen Seaton, Furious Cooking	Clare Coss, Arc of Love Linda Smukler, Home in Three Days. Don’t Wash. Jeredith Merrin, Shift
1997	Joan Larkin, Cold River Eileen Myles, School of Fish	Pat Califia, Diesel Fuel Emma Donoghue, Poems Between Women Gerry Gomez Pearlberg, Queer Dog: Homo/Pup/Poetry
1998	Gerry Gomez Pearlberg, Marianne Faithfull's Cigarette	Pamela Sneed, Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom than Slavery Beatrix Gates, In the Open Letta Neely, Juba Leslea Newman, The Little Butch Book
1999	Olga Broumas, Rave	Brenda Shaughnessy, Interior With Sudden Joy Adrienne Rich, Midnight Salvage Rita Wong, Monkeypuzzle Minnie Bruce Pratt, Walking Back Up Depot Street
2000	Elena Georgiou, Mercy Mercy Me	Robin Becker, The Horse Fair Joy Harjo, A Map to the Next World Nancy Boutilier, And on the Eighth Day Adam Slept Alone Leslea Newman, Signs of Love
2001	Adrienne Rich, Fox	Letta Neely, Here Gerry Gomez Pearlberg, Mr. Bluebird Eileen Myles, Skies Daphne Gottlieb, Why Things Burn
2002	Ellen Bass, Mules of Love	C. C. Carter, Body Language Eloise Klein Healy, Passing Melanie Braverman, Red Jenny Factor, Unraveling
2003	Minnie Bruce Pratt, The Dirt She Ate	Terry Wolverton, Embers Daphne Gottlieb, Final Girl Susan McCabe, Swirl Michelle Tea, The Beautiful
2004	Beverly Burch, Sweet to Burn	Amy King, Antidotes for an Alibi Carol Guess, Femme’s Dictionary Adrienne Rich, The School Among the Ruins Mary Oliver, Why I Wake Early
2005	June Jordan, Directed by Desire: Collected Poems	Samiya Bashir, Where the Apple Falls Jackie Kay, Life Mask Mary Oliver, New and Selected Poems, Volume II Amber Flora Thomas, Eye of Water
2006	Sina Queyras, Lemon Hound	Robin Becker, Domain of Perfect Affection Cheryl Clarke, Days of Good Looks Juliet Patterson, The Truant Lover Nathalie Stephens, Touch to Affliction
2007	No award presented
2008	Judy Grahn, love belongs to those who do the feeling	Elizabeth Bradfield, Interpretive Work Daphne Gottlieb, Kissing Dead Girls Maureen N. McLane, Same Life Nancy K. Pearson, Two Minutes of Light
2009	Stacie Cassarino, Zero at the Bone	Samiya Bashir, Gospel: Poems Ana Božičević, Stars of the Night Commute Marilyn Hacker, Names Kristin Naca, Bird Eating Bird
2010	Anna Swanson, The Nights Also	Jen Currin, The Inquisition Yours Elizabeth J. Colen, Money for Sunsets Eleanor Lerman, The Sensual World Re-Emerges Laurie MacFadyen, White Shirt
2011	Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Love Cake	Julie R. Enszer, ed., Milk and Honey: A Celebration of Jewish Lesbian Poetry Daphne Gottlieb, 15 Ways to Stay Alive Christina Hutchins, The Stranger Dissolves Dawn Lundy Martin, Discipline
2012	Etel Adnan, Sea and Fog	Julia Bloch, Letters to Kelly Clarkson Marty McConnell, wine for a shotgun Eileen Myles, snowflake/different streets Kathryn L. Pringle, fault tree
2013	Ana Božičević, Rise in the Fall[1]	Ai, The Collected Poems of Ai Tamiko Beyer, We Come Elemental Sophie Cabot Black, The Exchange R. Erica Doyle, Proxy Eloise Klein Healy, A Wild Surmise: New & Selected Poems & Recordings Kamilah Aisha Moon, She Has a Name Suzanne Parker, Viral Veronica Reyes, Chopper! Chopper! Poetry From Bordered Lives Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers, Chord Box
2014	Valerie Wetlaufer, Mysterious Acts by My People[2]	Lenelle Moïse, Haiti Glass Rachel Zolf, Janey’s Arcadia Meg Day, Last Psalm at Sea Level Ellen Bass, Like a Beggar Sina Queyras, MxT Megan Volpert, Only Ride Susanna Mishler, Termination Dust
2015	Dawn Lundy Martin, Life in a Box is a Pretty Life[3]	Melissa Buzzeo, The Devastation Claudia Rodriguez, Everybody’s Bread Sara Jane Stoner, Experience in the Medium of Destruction Margot Douaihy, Girls Like You Jessica Jacobs, Pelvis with Distance J. P. Howard, Say/Mirror: Poems and Histories Stephanie Gray, Shorthand and Electric Language Stars
2016	Francine J. Harris, play dead[4] Pat Parker (ed. Julie R. Enszer), Complete Works of Pat Parker[4]	Stephanie Adams-Santos, Swarm Queen’s Crown Etel Adnan, Night Donika Kelly, Bestiary Stacy Szymaszek, Sinister Wisdom/A Midsummer Night’s Press Journal of Ugly Sites Vi Khi Nao, The Old Philosopher Arisa White, You’re the Most Beautiful Thing That Happened
2017	Rosamond S. King, Rock | Salt | Stone[5]	Constance Merritt, Blind Girl Grunt Sarah Pinder, Common Place Dawn Lundy Martin, Good Stock Strange Blood Ana-Maurine Lara, Kohnjehr Woman Sina Queyras, My Ariel Ife-Chudeni A. Oputa, Rummage Jen Bervin, Silk Poems
2018	Nina Puro, Each Tree Could Hold a Noose or a House	Etel Adnan, Surge Kristin Chang, Past Lives Tess Liem, Obits. Jane Miller, Who Is Trixie the Trasher? And Other Questions Eileen Myles, Evolution Emilia Nielsen, Body Work Marylyn Tan, Gaze Back
2019	t'ai freedom ford, & more black[6]	Etel Adnan, Time Rocío Carlos, (the other house) Franny Choi, Soft Science Shira Erlichman, Odes to Lithium Gala Mukomolova, Without Protection Lee Ann Roripaugh, tsunami vs. the fukushima 50 Sharanpal Ruprai, Pressure Cooker Love Bomb

References

1. "Looking for summer reading? Lambda Literary Awards rain down a host of choices". Times-Picayune, June 3, 2014.
2. "Lambda Literary Awards laud best gay, lesbian and transgender books". Los Angeles Times, June 2, 2015.
3. "The Lambda Literary Awards Honor Hilton Als and Eileen Myles, Name Winners in 26 Categories". Slate, June 7, 2016.
4. "29th Annual Lambda Literary Award winners announced" Archived 2018-06-10 at the Wayback Machine. LGBT Weekly, June 13, 2017.
5. "Lambda Literary awardees include Carmen Maria Machado, John Rechy, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor". Windy City Times, June 5, 2018.
6. Vanderhoof, Erin (June 1, 2020). "Exclusive: The Winners of the 32nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

External links

• Official website