The Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize is awarded annually by The Poetry Foundation, which also publishes Poetry magazine. The prize was established in 1986 by Ruth Lilly. It honors a living U.S. poet whose "lifetime accomplishments warrant extraordinary recognition"; its value is $100,000[1][2] making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world. The prize has been called "among the most prestigious awards that can be won by an American poet".[3]

Winners

The following list is based on the listing by the Poetry Foundation.[4][5]

1986: Adrienne Rich
1987: Philip Levine
1988: Anthony Hecht
1989: Mona Van Duyn
1990: Hayden Carruth
1991: David Wagoner
1992: John Ashbery
1993: Charles Wright
1994: Donald Hall
1995: A. R. Ammons
1996: Gerald Stern
1997: William Matthews
1998: W. S. Merwin
1999: Maxine Kumin
2000: Carl Dennis
2001: Yusef Komunyakaa
2002: Lisel Mueller
2003: Linda Pastan
2004: Kay Ryan
2005: C. K. Williams
2006: Richard Wilbur
2007: Lucille Clifton
2008: Gary Snyder
2009: Fanny Howe
2010: Eleanor Ross Taylor
2011: David Ferry[6]
2012: W. S. Di Piero[7]
2013: Marie Ponsot[8]
2014: Nathaniel Mackey[9]
2015: Alice Notley[10]
2016: Ed Roberson
2017: Joy Harjo
2018: Martín Espada[11]
2019: Marilyn Nelson
2020: Marilyn Chin[12]
2021: Patricia Smith
2022: Sandra Cisneros, CAConrad, Rita Dove, Nikki Giovanni, Juan Felipe Herrera, Angela Jackson, Haki R. Madhubuti, Sharon Olds, Sonia Sanchez, Patti Smith and Arthur Sze[13]
2023: Kimiko Hahn[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.poetryfoundation.org/foundation/prizes-lilly, webpage maintained by The Poetry Foundation. Online version retrieved October 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Kinzer, Stephen (2004). "Poetry Starts to Wear $100 Million Crown", The New York Times October 7, 2004. Online version retrieved May 22, 2008.
  3. ^ Mccauley, Mary Carole (May 9, 2007). "Poet turns a page in poetry prize history". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  4. ^ Foundation, Poetry (February 24, 2020). "Foundation Awards". Poetry Foundation.
  5. ^ Foundation, Poetry (February 24, 2020). "Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize". Poetry Foundation.
  6. ^ "David Ferry Awarded 2011 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize". Poetry Foundation. April 12, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  7. ^ "W.S. Di Piero Awarded 2012 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize". Poetry Foundation. April 17, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  8. ^ "Marie Ponsot Wins Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize". Poets & Writers. March 20, 2013.
  9. ^ Foundation, Poetry (February 24, 2020). "Nathaniel Mackey". Poetry Foundation.
  10. ^ Foundation, Poetry (February 24, 2020). "Alice Notley Awarded 2015 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize by Harriet Staff". Poetry Foundation.
  11. ^ Foundation, Poetry (February 24, 2020). "Martín Espada Awarded 2018 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize". Poetry Foundation.
  12. ^ "Poetry Foundation Announces 2020 Pegasus Awards Winners, Marilyn Chin Awarded Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize". Poetry Foundation. September 7, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  13. ^ "Poetry Foundation Makes History Honoring 2022 Pegasus Awardees". Poetry Foundation. September 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  14. ^ Foundation, Poetry (December 25, 2023). "Poetry Foundation Announces 2023 Pegasus Awards Winners and a New Pegasus Award for Service in Poetry". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved December 25, 2023.


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