Annal:1998 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
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Results of the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize in the year 1998. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
Questions for Ecclesiastes: Poems
- 1998 Lenore Marshall winner
- 1997 NBCC–Poetry finalist
- Score: 16.48
The relationship between God and humankind is more troubling and urgent than ever. Questions for Ecclesiastes, especially the “20 Unholy Sonnets”, handles problems of religious faith in fresh ways. They explore the parallels between family life and sacred myth, and attempt to revive the personal, devotional address to God.
