Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize

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The Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize is awarded annually by The Poetry Foundation; the Foundation also publishes Poetry. The Prize was established in 1986 by Ruth Lilly; the $100,000 prize honors a living U.S. poet whose lifetime accomplishments warrant extraordinary recognition.[1] [2]

[edit] Winners

The following list is based on the listing by The Poetry Foundation.[1].

2008: Gary Snyder
2007: Lucille Clifton
2006: Richard Wilbur
2005: C. K. Williams
2004: Kay Ryan
2003: Linda Pastan
2002: Lisel Mueller
2001: Yusef Komunyakaa

2000: Carl Dennis
1999: Maxine Kumin
1998: W. S. Merwin
1997: William Matthews
1996: Gerald Stern
1995: A. R. Ammons
1994: Donald Hall
1993: Charles Wright
1992: John Ashbery
1991: David Wagoner

1990: Hayden Carruth
1989: Mona Van Duyn
1988: Anthony Hecht
1987: Philip Levine
1986: Adrienne Rich

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Awards", webpage maintained by The Poetry Foundation. Online version retrieved May 22, 2008.
  2. ^ Kinzer, Stephen (2004). "Poetry Starts to Wear $100 Million Crown", The New York Times October 7, 2004. Online version retrieved May 22, 2008.