The League of Canadian Poets have announced the shortlist for the 2019 Book Awards. Finalists have been announced in three categories.

The $2,000 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award recognizes a debut book of poetry published by a Canadian. The $2,000 Pat Lowther Memorial Award recognizes a book of poetry by a Canadian woman. The $2,000 Raymond Souster Award recognizes a book of poetry by a member of the League of Canadian Poets.

The winners will be announced on June 8 at a ceremony in St. John’s. The winner of the Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award for Spoken Word will also be announced at that time.

Gerald Lampert Memorial Award Shortlist
•    Ekke, Klara du Plessis (Palimpsest Press)
•    Quarry, Tanis Franco (University of Calgary Press)
•    Unstable Neighbourhood Rabbit, Mikko Harvey (House of Anansi Press)
•    Dividing the Wayside, Jenny Haysom (Palimpsest Press)
•    Obits., Tess Liem (Coach House Books)
•    Port of Being, Shazia Hafiz Ramji (Invisible Publishing)

Pat Lowther Memorial Award Shortlist
•    Listen Before Transmit, Dani Couture (Wolsak & Wynn)
•    Ekke, Klara du Plessis (Palimpsest Press)
•    Body Work, Emilia Nielsen (Signature Editions)
•    East and West, Laura Ritland (Véhicule Press)
•    Reunion, Deanna Young (Brick Books)
•    The Missing Field, Jennifer Zilm (Guernica Editions)

Raymond Souster Award Shortlist
•    Anatomic, Adam Dickinson (Coach House)
•    I left nothing inside on purpose, Stevie Howell (McClelland & Stewart)
•    Welcome to the Anthropocene, Alice Major (University of Alberta Press)
•    Tar Swan, David Martin (NeWest Press)
•    Rooster, Dog, Crow, Jim Nason (Frontenac House)
•    Ledi by Kim Trainor (Book*hug)