The Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry is awarded annually for a book written by a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.

indicates a review is available for that book

1979

• Michael Ondaatje – There's a Trick with a Knife I'm Learning to Do

Also shortlisted:

• Erin Mouré – Empire, York Street
• Susan Musgrave – A Man to Marry, a Man to Bury

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Added 03 June 2006.
Updated 24 October 2009.