Lucille Medwick Memorial Award
The Lucille Medwick Memorial Award is given once a year to a member of the Poetry Society of America. It was "established by Maury Medwick in memory of his wife, the poet and editor, for an original poem in any form on a humanitarian theme."[1][1]
Each winner receives a $500 prize.[1]
Winners
- 2013: Gary Young, Judge: Patricia Smith Finalists: Bruce Bond, Diana Khoi Nguyen
- 2012:Suji Kwock Kim, Judge:Ilya Kaminsy, Finalists: Rebecca Morgan Frank
- 2011: Kerri Webster, Judge: Nikky Finney
- 2010: Sandra Stone, Judge: Juan Felipe Herrera
- 2009: Wayne Miller, Judge: Elizabeth Alexander
- 2008: Christina Pugh, Judge: Timothy Donnelly
- 2007: Wayne Miller, Judge: Tracy K. Smith
- 2006: Lynn Knight, Judge: Grace Schulman
- 2005: Wayne Miller, Judge: Vijay Seshadri
- 2004: Wayne Miller, Judge: Terrance Hayes
- 2003: Alan Michael Parker, Judge: Katha Pollitt
- 2002: Minne Bruce Pratt, Judge: Cornelius Eady
- 2001: Mary Jane Nealon
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "PSA Annual Awards Guidelines" Web page at the Web site of the Poetry Society of America, accessed December18, 2006
See also
- Poetry Society of America
- List of American literary awards
- List of poetry awards
- List of years in poetry
External links
- Poetry Society of America main awards Web page
- Gary Young