Copper Canyon Press The small Washington State-based publisher has two collections of poetry nominated for tonight's National Book Awards. That's not bad, considering Copper Canyon only publishes about 15 books a year. What's perhaps even more remarkable is that Copper Canyon has survived for 30 years publishing only poetry. Marcie Sillman, of member station KUOW, reports.

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The small Washington State-based publisher has two collections of poetry nominated for tonight's National Book Awards. That's not bad, considering Copper Canyon only publishes about 15 books a year. What's perhaps even more remarkable is that Copper Canyon has survived for 30 years publishing only poetry. Marcie Sillman, of member station KUOW, reports.