She has published six collections of poetry and a collection of craft essays. Her poetry collection "Shadow of Heaven" (2002) was a finalist for the National Book Award and "Kyrie" (1995) was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her collection "Messenger" (2008) was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her poetry has been published in several national publications. She served as the Poet Laureate of Vermont for four years and in 2003 was elected a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. In 2015, Voigt was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.