The Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize is awarded annually by The Poetry Foundation (which also publishes Poetry magazine. The prize, endowed in 1986 by Ruth Lilly, honors a living American poet whose "lifetime accomplishments warrant extraordinary recognition"; its value is presently $100,000[1][2] making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world. The prize has been called "among the most prestigious awards that can be won by an American poet".[3]
Winners[]
The following list is based on the listing by The Poetry Foundation.[1].
2011: David Ferry [4]
2010: Eleanor Ross Taylor
2000s[]
2009: Fanny Howe
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
1990s[]
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
1980s[]
1989: Mona Van Duyn
1988: Anthony Hecht
1987: Philip Levine
1986: Adrienne Rich
See also[]
- American poetry
- List of poetry awards
- List of literature awards
- List of years in poetry
- List of years in literature
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Awards", webpage maintained by The Poetry Foundation. Online version retrieved May 22, 2008.
- ↑ Kinzer, Stephen (2004). "Poetry Starts to Wear $100 Million Crown", The New York Times October 7, 2004. Online version retrieved May 22, 2008.
- ↑ Mccauley, Mary Carole (May 9, 2007). "Poet turns a page in poetry prize history". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2007/may/09/entertainment/et-clifton9. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ↑ "David Ferry Awarded 2011 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize". Poetry Foundation. April 12, 2011. http://www.poetryfoundation.org/foundation/announcement/186278. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
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