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Kimberly Blaeser Wins National Book Foundation Prize

January 21, 2026

The National Book Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation today announced with The Associated Press that "Ancient Light" by Kimberly Blaeser is a 2026 Science +Literature selected title. "Ancient Light" is a poetry collection that uses lyric, narrative, and concrete poems to give voice to some of the most pressing ecological and social issues of our time.

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