Brittingham Prize in Poetry

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.

Winners

 * 2012: Jazzy Danziger, Darkroom, Judge: Jean Valentine


 * 2011: Alison Stine, Wait, Judge: Cornelius Eady


 * 2010: Jennifer Boyden, The Mouths of Grazing Things, Judge: Robert Pinsky


 * 2009: Angela Sorby, Bird Skin Coat, Judge: Marilyn Nelson


 * 2008: Philip Pardi, Meditations on Rising and Falling


 * 2007: Betsy Andrews, New Jersey, Judge: Linda Gregerson


 * 2005: Susanna Childress, 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: Stefanie Marlis, ''Slow Joy
 * 1988: Lisa Zeidner, Pocket Sundial
 * 1987: David Kirby, Saving the Young Men of Vienna
 * 1986: Patricia Dobler, Talking To Strangers Judge: Maxine Kumin
 * 1985: Jim Daniels, Places/Everyone