Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award
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The Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award was established in 1994 by The Formalist. The winner, usually selected from about 3,000 entrants, receives $1,000 and publication. Beginning in 2006 the winner will appear in Measure, a successor publication also published in Evansville, Indiana.
The award is administered by Emory University
| Year | Poet | Sonnet | Judge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Marion Shore | Petrarch on West 115th Street | Charles Martin |
| 2004 | A. E. Stallings | Hank Williams Blues | Rachel Hadas |
| 2003 | Rhina Espaillat | Discovery | Dana Gioia |
| 2002 | Marion Shore | Embarking | Wyatt Prunty |
| 2001 | Deborah Warren | Baggage | X. J. Kennedy |
| 2000 | A. M. Juster | Note from Echo | W. D. Snodgrass |
| 1999 | Bob McKenty | Chain Poem | Wendy Cope |
| 1998 | Rhina Espaillat | Contingencies | John Frederick Nims |
| 1997 | Madeleine Mysko | Incipient Fireworks | Donald Justice |
| 1996 | Timothy Murphy | The Track of the Storm | Anthony Hecht |
| 1995 | A. M. Juster | Moscow Zoo | Mona Van Duyn |
| 1994 | Sarah Birnbaum | Jo Painted | Richard Wilbur |
[edit] See also
- American poetry
- List of poetry awards
- List of literature awards
- List of years in poetry
- List of years in literature
[edit] External links
- [1] Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award winners with links to the poems
