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

1997

• Dionne Brand – Land to Light On

Also shortlisted:

• Marilyn Bowering – Autobiography
• Patrick Friesen – A Broken Bowl
• Carole Glasser – In Cannon Cave
• Don McKay – Apparatus

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Added 03 June 2006.
Updated 16 January 2011.