James Laughlin Award
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The James Laughlin Award is given annually by the Academy of American Poets to recognize a poet's second published book. It was formerly named the Lamont Poetry Prize.
The award is named in honor of James Laughlin, who founded New Directions in 1936. The award has been given since 1954, and was endowed in 1995 by a gift from the Drue Heinz Trust. It carries a cash prize of $5,000.
Past winners include Donald Justice, Brigit Pegeen Kelly, X.J. Kennedy and Donald Hall.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Poet | Book | Judges |
| 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 |
[edit] See also
- American poetry
- List of poetry awards
- List of literature awards
- List of years in poetry
- List of years in literature
