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

1987

• Gwendolyn MacEwen – Afterworlds

Also shortlisted:

• Di Brandt – Questions I Asked My Mother
• Roy Kiyooka – Pear Tree Pomes
• Sharon Thesen – The Beginning of the Long Dash

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Added 03 June 2006.
Updated 21 October 2009.