2007 Washington State Book Awards
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Madeline was awarded a Washington State Book Award for Poetry for her eighth collection, Spectral Waves: New and Uncollected Poems. These are her remarks from the awards ceremony October 17, 2007; she also read her poem, “The Magdalen with the Night Light.” This recording is available as a library podcast from the Seattle Public Library website, and Madeline’s remarks begin at 20:40.