National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry

The National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry, established in 1975,^[1] is an annual American literary award presented by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) to promote "the finest books and reviews published in English".^[2] Awards are presented annually to books published in the U.S. during the preceding calendar year in six categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Memoir/Autobiography, Biography, and Criticism.^[3]

Awarded for"the finest books and reviews published in English"

Sponsored byNational Book Critics Circle

First award1975

Websitehttps://www.bookcritics.org/awards 

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National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry
Awarded for	"the finest books and reviews published in English"
Sponsored by	National Book Critics Circle
First award	1975
Website	https://www.bookcritics.org/awards

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Books previously published in English are not eligible, such as re-issues and paperback editions. They do consider "translations, short story and essay collections, self-published books, and any titles that fall under the general categories".

The judges are the volunteer directors of the NBCC, who are 24 members serving rotating three-year terms, with eight elected annually by the voting members, namely "professional book review editors and book reviewers".^[4] Winners of the awards are announced each year at the NBCC awards ceremony in conjunction with the yearly membership meeting, which takes place in March.