“West: A Translation” by Paisley Rekdal, was recently named the 2024 recipient of the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. Rekdal, a three-time finalist for the award, received news of her selection via a phone call from the judges — a Tufts tradition — a call she described as “a fantastic and career-defining moment.” The Kate Tufts Discovery Award, which recognizes a first book by a poet of unusual promise, went to Jacqui Germain’s collection, “Bittering the Wound.” Photo/courtesy of CGU