Award overlap

Books Recognized by Both the Forward Prizes for Poetry and the Goodreads Choice Awards

No book has won both the Forward Prizes for Poetry and the Goodreads Choice Awards. 8 were shortlisted or recognized by both.

Years are award years. Forward Prizes for Poetry · Goodreads Choice Awards

Recognized by both

Books recognized by both the Forward Prizes for Poetry and the Goodreads Choice Awards without winning both, most recent first.
BookAuthorForward Prizes for PoetryGoodreads Choice Awards
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her HeadWarsan Shire
  • 2022 Shortlist (Best First Collection)
  • 2022 Nominee (Poetry)
Postcolonial Love PoemNatalie Diaz
  • 2020 Shortlist (Best Collection)
  • 2020 Nominee (Poetry)
Deaf RepublicIlya Kaminsky
  • 2019 Shortlist (Best Collection)
  • 2019 Nominee (Poetry)
Don't Call Us DeadDanez Smith
  • 2018 Winner (Best Collection)
  • 2017 Nominee (Poetry)
Wade in the WaterTracy K. Smith
  • 2018 Shortlist (Best Collection)
  • 2018 Nominee (Poetry)
Night Sky with Exit WoundsOcean Vuong
  • 2017 Winner (Best First Collection)
  • 2016 Nominee (Poetry)
Citizen: An American LyricClaudia Rankine
  • 2015 Winner (Best Collection)
  • 2014 Nominee (Poetry)
Letter Composed During a Lull in the FightingKevin Powers
  • 2014 Shortlist (Best First Collection)
  • 2014 Nominee (Poetry)