carmen smith. published by gray wolf press. and arthur. site line.n press. the national book award for poetry goes to arthur. [applause] ♪ >> wow. i am amazed and grateful for this honor and recognition of my work. i have been writing for so many years and i want to take this opportunity for my fellow finalist to write these necessary and courageous poems. we need to tree now more than ever. [applause] poetry is the essential language to help us slow down and see clearly and feel deeply to envision what truly matters. and my wife who we have written problems alongside each other for years. thank you to my editor we joined copper canyon press so we been together 25 years. he is a visionary editor and his commitment and passion for poetry is amazing. john, alina, sally caldwell, and the rest of the staff from copper canyon press, thank you so much. >> well the national book award for nonfiction will be presented by a best-selling author and editor at large and a contributor to other periodicals including gq for which his story on the lgbtq life in russ