The James Laughlin Award, formerly the Lamont Poetry Prize, is given annually for a poet's second published book; it is the only major poetry award that honors a second book. The award is given by the Academy of American Poets, and is noted as one of the major prizes awarded to younger poets in the United States.[1]
In 1959, Harvey Shapiro referred to the award as "roughly, a Pulitzer for bardlings."[2]
Laughlin Award Winners (1996–present)
This partial listing is taken from the website of the Academy of American Poets.[3]
Year
|
Poet
|
Book
|
Judges
|
2022
|
Annelyse Gelman
|
Vexations
|
Solmaz Sharif, Aracelis Girmay
|
2021 |
James Cagney |
Martian |
Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Mark Bibbins, Ladan Osman
|
2020
|
Chet'la Sebree |
Field Study |
Rick Barot, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers[4]
|
2019
|
Aditi Machado |
Emporium |
Gillian Conoley, Fady Joudah, Cole Swensen
|
2018
|
Geffrey Davis |
Night Angler |
Patricia Spears Jones, Craig Santos Perez, Prageeta Sharma
|
2017
|
sam sax |
Bury It |
Tyehimba Jess, Ruth Ellen Kocher, Jill McDonough
|
2016
|
Mary Hickman |
Rayfish |
Ellen Bass, Jericho Brown, Carmen Giménez Smith
|
2015
|
Kathryn Nuernberger |
The End of Pink |
Francisco X. Alarcón, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, D. Nurske
|
2014
|
Brian Blanchfield |
A Several World |
Lee Ann Brown, Tina Chang, C. S. Giscombe
|
2013
|
Jillian Weise |
The Book of Goodbyes |
Jeffrey McDaniel, Brenda Shaughnessy, Susan Wheeler
|
2012
|
Catherine Barnett |
The Game of Boxes |
April Bernard, Cyrus Cassells, Dana Levin (poet)
|
2011
|
Anna Moschovakis |
You and Three Others Are Approaching a Lake |
Juliana Spahr, Brian Teare, Mónica de la Torre
|
2010
|
Michael Dickman |
Flies |
Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Major Jackson, Michael Ryan
|
2009
|
Jennifer K. Sweeney[5] |
How to Live on Bread and Music |
Robin Becker, Bob Hicok, Afaa M. Weaver
|
2008
|
Rusty Morrison[6] |
the true keeps calm biding its story[7] |
Rae Armantrout, Claudia Rankine, Bruce Smith
|
2007
|
Brenda Shaughnessy |
Human Dark with Sugar |
Peter Gizzi, Matthea Harvey, Caroline Knox
|
2006
|
Tracy K. Smith |
Duende |
Elizabeth Alexander, Kimiko Hahn, Terrance Hayes
|
2005
|
Barbara Jane Reyes |
Poeta en San Francisco |
James Longenbach, Susan Stewart, Elizabeth Alexander
|
2004
|
Jeff Clark |
Music and Suicide |
Elizabeth Alexander, Mary Jo Bang, Susan Stewart
|
2003
|
Vijay Seshadri |
The Long Meadow |
Mary Jo Bang, Thom Gunn, Campbell McGrath
|
2002
|
Karen Volkman |
Spar |
Mary Jo Bang, Daniel Hall, Campbell McGrath
|
2001
|
Peter Johnson |
Miracles & Mortifications |
Daniel Hall, Campbell McGrath, Marilyn Nelson
|
2000
|
Liz Waldner |
A Point Is That Which Has No Part |
Agha Shahid Ali, Lynn Emanuel, Marilyn Nelson
|
1999
|
Tory Dent |
HIV, Mon Amour |
Lynn Emanuel, Yusef Komunyakaa, Marilyn Nelson
|
1998
|
Sandra Alcosser |
Except by Nature |
Lynn Emanuel, Yusef Komunyakaa, David St. John
|
1997
|
Tony Hoagland |
Donkey Gospel |
Yusef Komunyakaa, Heather McHugh, William Matthews
|
1996
|
David Rivard |
Wise Poison |
Heather McHugh, William Matthews, David St. John
|
Lamont Poetry Selections (1954–1974)
For the first 20 years, a poet's first published volume was the annual Lamont Poetry Selection.