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

1999

• Jan Zwicky – Songs for Relinquishing the Earth

Also shortlisted:

• Lynn Davies – The Bridge that Carries the Road
• Susan Goyette – The True Names of Birds
• Richard Harrison – Big Breath of a Wish
• Terence Young – The Island in Winter

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Added 03 June 2006.
Updated 15 July 2009.