| 2021 | In the Lateness of the World: Poems | American Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Book | |
| 2021 | In the Lateness of the World | Pulitzer Prize (Poetry) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Poetry | |
| 2020 | What You Have Heard is True | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | What You Have Heard Is True | James Tait Black Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Biography | |
| 2019 | What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir Of Witness And Resistance | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | What You Have Heard Is True | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Poetry of Witness: The Tradition in English, 1500–2001 | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Poetry | |