Here are a just some of the recent nominees for 2011 National Book Awards.
Dr. Manning Marable:
http://aalbc.com/aut...ing_marable.htm
Nikky Finney:
http://aalbc.com/aut...kky_finney.html
Yusef Komunyakaa:
http://aalbc.com/authors/yusef.html
Jesmyn Ward:
http://aalbc.com/aut...esmyn_ward.html
Carl Phillips:
http://aalbc.com/aut...l_phillips.html