American poetry award
The Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize is awarded annually by The Poetry Foundation , which also publishes Poetry Ruth Lilly . It honors a living U.S. poet whose "lifetime accomplishments warrant extraordinary recognition"; its value is $100,000[ 1] [ 2] richest literary prizes in the world . Mary Carole McCauley, writing for the Los Angeles Times , called it "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]
See also
References
^ "Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize" , The Poetry Foundation . Retrieved October 23, 2018.^ Kinzer, Stephen (2004). "Poetry Starts to Wear $100 Million Crown" , The New York Times October 7, 2004. Online version retrieved May 22, 2008.
^ Mccauley, Mary Carole (May 9, 2007). "Poet turns a page in poetry prize history" . The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 6, 2009 . ^ Foundation, Poetry (February 24, 2020). "Foundation Awards" . Poetry Foundation . ^ Foundation, Poetry (February 24, 2020). "Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize" . Poetry Foundation . ^ "David Ferry Awarded 2011 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize" . Poetry Foundation . April 12, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011 .^ "W.S. Di Piero Awarded 2012 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize" . Poetry Foundation . April 17, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2013 .^ "Marie Ponsot Wins Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize" . Poets & Writers . March 20, 2013.^ Foundation, Poetry (February 24, 2020). "Nathaniel Mackey" . Poetry Foundation . ^ Foundation, Poetry (February 24, 2020). "Alice Notley Awarded 2015 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize by Harriet Staff" . Poetry Foundation . ^ Foundation, Poetry (February 24, 2020). "Martín Espada Awarded 2018 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize" . Poetry Foundation . ^ "Poetry Foundation Announces 2020 Pegasus Awards Winners, Marilyn Chin Awarded Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize" . Poetry Foundation . September 7, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020 .^ "Poetry Foundation Makes History Honoring 2022 Pegasus Awardees" . Poetry Foundation . September 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022 .^ 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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