The Lyric Poetry Award is given once a year to a member of the
Poetry Society of America
The Poetry Society of America is a literary organization founded in 1910 by poets, editors, and artists. It is the oldest poetry organization in the United States. Past members of the society have included such renowned poets as Witter Bynner, Ro ...
and was "established under the will of PSA member Mrs. Consuelo Ford (
Althea Urn), and also in memory of
Mary Carolyn Davies, for a lyric poem on any subject."
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Events Pre-1600
* 1271 – Kublai Khan renames his empire "Yuan" (元 yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan dynasty of Mongolia and China.
*1499 – A rebellion breaks out in Alpujarras in response to the forced conversion ...
, 2006
Each winner receives a $500 prize.
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Winners
*2010: Ira Sadoff, Judge: Meghan O'Rourke
Meghan O'Rourke (born 1976 in Brooklyn, New York (state), New York) is an American nonfiction writer, poet and critic.
Background and education
O'Rourke was born January 26, 1976, in Brooklyn, New York. The eldest of three children born to Pa ...
*2009: Susan Kinsolving, Judge: Lucie Brock-Broido
Lucie Brock-Broido (May 22, 1956 – March 6, 2018) was an American author of four collections of poetry.
Biography
She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
A graduate of the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars, she was Director of Poetry in the Writ ...
*2008: Wayne Miller, Judge: Elizabeth Macklin
Elizabeth Macklin (born 1952 in Poughkeepsie, New York) is an American poet.
Life
She read Spanish literature at SUNY Potsdam, and Complutense University of Madrid. In 1974 to 1999, worked at ''The New Yorker'', living in New York City.
She spent ...
*2007: Ed Skoog, Judge: Srikanth Reddy
*2006: Alice Jones, Judge: Toi Derricotte
Toi Derricotte (pronounced ''DARE-ah-cot'' ) (born April 12, 1941) is an American poet. She is the author of six poetry collections and a literary memoir. She has won numerous literary awards, including the 2020 Frost Medal for distinguished lifet ...
*2005: Lee Upton, Judge: Susan Wheeler
Susan Wheeler (born July 16, 1955) is an educator and award-winning poet whose poems have frequently appeared in anthologies. She is currently the Director of Creative Writing at Princeton University. She has also taught at University of Iowa, ...
*2004: Carol Ciavonne, Judge: D.A. Powell
*2002: Shira Dentz, Judge: Mark Levine
Mark Andrew LeVine is an American historian, musician, writer, and professor. He is a professor of history at the University of California, Irvine.
Education
LeVine received his B.A. in comparative religion and biblical studies from Hunter ...
*2001: Gary Young
Notes
See also
* Poetry Society of America
The Poetry Society of America is a literary organization founded in 1910 by poets, editors, and artists. It is the oldest poetry organization in the United States. Past members of the society have included such renowned poets as Witter Bynner, Ro ...
* List of American literary awards
This list of literary awards from around the world is an index to articles about notable literary awards.
International awards
All nationalities & multiple languages eligible (in chronological order)
* Nobel Prize in Literature – since 1901 ...
* List of poetry awards
Major international awards
* Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry Evenings
* Bridges of Struga (for a debuting author at Struga Poetry Evenings)
* Griffin Poetry Prize (The international prize)
* International Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medi ...
* List of years in poetry
This article gives a chronological list of years in poetry (descending order). These pages supplement the List of years in literature pages with a focus on events in the history of poetry.
21st century in poetry
2020s
* 2023 in poetry
* 2022 ...
External links
Poetry Society of America main awards Web page
American poetry awards
Awards established in 2001
Poetry Society of America