The Complete Posthumous Poetry
"This honor—the first National Book Award granted to a translation of contemporary poetry—recognizes Clayton Esheman's seventeen-year apprenticeship to what is arguably the most challenging poetry written in Spanish. Along with converting these difficult poetry into dazzling and contemporary English, Eshleman and his current collaborator Jose Rubia Barcia have also developed a reliable Spanish exam using Vallejo's highly revised manuscripts. They have significantly improved English poetry by translating this contemporary master into the language."