Here comes round two of the National Book Award long lists, and here come more books with Minnesota connections. The long list for poetry was announced this morning, and here is Matt Rasmussen, winner of the 2012 Walt Whitman Award from the American Academy of Poets, nominated for "Black Aperture." You can't get more Minnesota than Rasmussen, who was born in International Falls, lives in Robbinsdale, and teaches at Gustavus Adolphus. His book was published by Louisiana State University Press.

(Here is the Strib review of "Black Aperture.")

Other Minnesota connections on the list: "So Recently Rent a World," by Andrei Codrescu and published by Coffee House Press. And "Incarnadine," by Mary Szybist, and published by Graywolf Press.

Yesterday's long list for young adult books included Minneapolis writers Kate DiCamillo and Anne Ursu. Tomorrow's list is nonfiction.

Here's the full long list for poetry:

"Metaphysical Dog," by Frank Bidart.

"Bury My Clothes," by Roger Bonair-Agard

"Stay, Illusion," by Lucie Brock-Broido.

"So Recently Rent a World," by Andrei Codrescu.

"Seasonal Works with Letters on Fire," by Brenda Hillman.

"The Big Smoke," by Adrian Matejka.

"American Amnesiac," by Diane Raptosh.

"Black Aperture," by Matt Rasmussen.

"Transfer of Qualities," by Martha Ronk.

"Incardine," by Mary Szybist.