Brittingham Prize in Poetry
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The Brittingham Prize in Poetry is a major United States literary award for a book of poetry chosen from an open competition.
The prize, established in 1985, is sponsored by the English Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is selected by a nationally recognized poet, The winner is published by the University of Wisconsin Press in its Poetry Series. Each winning poet receives $2,500 ($1,000 cash prize and $1,500 honorarium for a public reading of the work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison). The winner is announced in February each year. The prize is named for Thomas E. Brittingham and is made possible by a grant from his foundation.
[edit] Winners
- 2007: Betsy Andrews, New Jersey, Judge: Linda Gregerson
- 2005: Susanna Childress Winner, Jagged with Love, Judge: Billy Collins
- 2004: John Brehm, Sea of Faith
- 2003: Brian Teare, The Room Where I Was Born Judge: Kelly Cherry
- 2002: Anna George Meek, Acts of Contortion
- 2001: Robin Behn, Horizon Note
- 2000: Greg Rappleye, A Path Between Houses
- 1999: Frank X. Gaspar, A Field Guide to the Heavens
- 1998: Suzanne Paola, Bardo
- 1997: Olena Kalytiak Davis, And Her Soul Out of Nothing
- 1996: Juanita Brunk, Brief Landing on the Earth's Surface
- 1995: Lynn Powell, Old and New Testaments
- 1994: Lisa Lewis, The Unbeliever
- 1993: Stephanie Strickland, The Red Virgin: A Poem of Simone Weil
- 1992: Tony Hoagland, Sweet Ruin
- 1991: Renée Ashley, Salt
- 1990: Judith Vollmer, Level Green
- 1989: Stephanie Marlis, Slow Joy
- 1988: Lisa Zeidner, Pocket Sundial
- 1987: David Kirby, Saving the Young Men of Vienna
- 1986: Patricia Dobler, Talking To Strangers
- 1985: Jim Daniels, Places/Everyone
[edit] See also
- American poetry
- List of poetry awards
- List of literature awards
- List of years in poetry
- List of years in literature
