| Year | Title | Publisher | Prize Amount | Judge |
| 2023 | The Blue Mimes | Graywolf Press | $5,000 | Eduardo C. Corral |
Sara Daniele Rivera is a Cuban and Peruvian American artist, writer, translator, and educator from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her debut poetry collection, The Blue Mimes, was selected by Eduardo C. Corral as the winner of the 2023 Academy of American Poets First Book Award.