Finalist: The River of Heaven , by Garrett Hongo (Alfred A. Knopf )
The Jury
The Jury
George Core(Chair)
Editor, The Sewanee Review
Lucille Clifton
Professor of Literature and Creative Writing, University of California, Santa Cruz
Mary Oliver*
Poet
Winners in Poetry
1989 Prize Winners
Clarence Page
For his provocative columns on local and national affairs.
Michael Skube
For his writing about books and other literary topics.