Robert Hass and Philip Schultz claim the 2008 Pulitzer in Poetry
Hass’ collection Time and Materials earned him the 2007 National Book Award and now he’s the recipient of the 2008 Pulitzer in Poetry. I remember reading this collection around 10…
Hass' collection Time and Materials earned him the 2007 National Book Award and now he's the recipient of the 2008 Pulitzer in Poetry. I remember reading this collection around 10 months ago--because it was the only collection of poems "buzzed" at the BookExpo America's book buzz session along with some very strong fiction and nonfiction titles--and thinking this is really a great collection. Apparently, everyone else has been thinking the same thing.
I haven't read Schultz's Failure (boy, that sounds kind of like the wrong title for a Pulitzer-winning collection, huh?), but I'm now very interested in finding a copy.
Also, Ellen Bryant Voigt's Messenger: New and Selected Poems, 1976-2006 received a Finalist nod. Btw, that collection has spent a lot of time on shortlists all year as well.
To find the full Pulitzer List, check out this link.
Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Editor of Writer's Digest, which includes managing the content on WritersDigest.com and programming virtual conferences. He's the author of 40 Plot Twist Prompts for Writers: Writing Ideas for Bending Stories in New Directions, The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms: 100+ Poetic Form Definitions and Examples for Poets, Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming, and more. Also, he's the editor of Writer's Market, Poet's Market, and Guide to Literary Agents. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
