Maithili-language Bangladesh Rahman Henry, Tomake Basona Kori, A Book of Poetry in Bengali, BALAKA, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Rahman Henry, Khunjhara Nodi ("The River that Bleeds"), A Book of Poetry in Bengali, BALAKA, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Poland Tomasz Różycki, translator, Rzut kośćmi nigdy nie zniesie przypadku, translated from the original French of Stéphane Mallarmé, Kraków: Korporacja Ha!Art Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki, Dzieje rodzin polskich Adam Zagajewski, Anteny, Kraków: a5 Wisława Szymborska, Dwukropek ("Colon") Other languages Nicole Brossard, editor, Anthologie: De la poésie des femmes au Québec des origines à nos jours, Rémue-Ménage, France Dmitry Bykov, Boris Pasternak, published by Molodaya Gvardiya, received the "National Bestseller Prize", biography, Russia Abdellatif Laabi, Écris la vie, La Différence, coll. Clepsydre, Paris, Prix Alain Bosquet 2006, Moroccan author writing in French and published in France Pavel Nastin, Yazyk Zhestov ("Sign Language"); Russia Rami Saari, Ha-shogun Ha-xamishi ("The Fifth Shogun"), Israel Awards and honors International Nobel prize: Harold Pinter Golden Wreath of Poetry: William S. Merwin (United States) Australia C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry: M. T. C. Cronin, Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry: Samuel Wagan Watson, Smoke Encrypted Whispers Canada Archibald Lampman Award: Stephen Brockwell, Fruitfly Geographic Atlantic Poetry Prize: David Helwig, The Year One Gerald Lampert Award: Ray Hsu, Anthropy Governor General's Literary Awards: Anne Compton, Processional (English); Jean-Marc Desgent, Vingtièmes siècles (French) Griffin Poetry Prize: Canadian: Roo Borson, Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida Griffin Poetry Prize: International, in the English Language: Charles Simic, Selected Poems: 1963–2003 Pat Lowther Award: Roo Borson, Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida Prix Alain-Grandbois: Robert Melançon, Le Paradis des apparences Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize: Jan Zwicky, Robinson's Crossing Prix Émile-Nelligan: Renée Gagnon, Des fois que je tombe New Zealand Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement: Montana New Zealand Book Awards First-book award for poetry Poetry: Sonja Yelich, Clung, Auckland University Press NZSA Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award for Poetry: Sonja Yelich, Clung. Auckland University Press United Kingdom Cholmondeley Award: Jane Duran, Christopher Logue, M. R. Peacocke, Neil Rollinson Eric Gregory Award: Melanie Challenger, Carolyn Jess, Luke Kennard, Jaim Smith Forward Poetry Prize: Best Collection: David Harsent, Legion (Faber & Faber) Best First Collection: Helen Farish, Intimates (Jonathan Cape) T. S. Eliot Prize (United Kingdom and Ireland): Carol Ann Duffy, Rapture Whitbread Award for poetry (United Kingdom): Christopher Logue, Cold Calls Shortlisted: David Harsent, Legion, Richard Price, Lucky Day, Jane Yeh, Marabou United States Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry – B.