PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry explained

The PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry is given biennially to an American poet whose distinguished and growing body of work to date represents a notable and accomplished presence in American literature.[1]

The award is one of many PEN awards sponsored by International PEN affiliates in over 145 PEN centers around the world. The PEN America awards have been characterized as being among the "major" American literary prizes.[2]

Winners

PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry winners[3] !Year!Recipient!Judges!Ref.
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006Michael Hofmann, Timothy Liu, and Vijay Seshadri
2008Kwame Dawes, Mark Doty, and Marie Howe
2010Christopher Ricks, Marie Ponsot, and David Ferry
2012Dan Chiasson, Aracelis Girmay, and A. Van Jordan
2014Peg Boyers, Toi Derricotte, and Rowan Ricardo Phillips[4] [5] [6]
2016Catherine Barnett, Jericho Brown, and Tina Chang[7] [8]
2018Ed Roberson, Natalie Scenters-Zapico, and Ocean Vuong[9]
2020Cornelius Eady, Linda Gregerson, Deborah Paredez, and Monica Youn
2021[10]
2022Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, Lia Purpura, and Safiya Sinclair[11]
2023[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: International Who's Who in Poetry 2004 . Taylor & Francis US . 2003 . 366 .
  2. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=LyJqIfNPSgcC&pg=PA689 . The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature . Literary Prizes and Awards . Continuum International Publishing Group . Alfred Bendixen . 2005 . 689 . 2016-10-23 . 2023-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230224194004/https://books.google.com/books?id=LyJqIfNPSgcC&pg=PA689 . live .
  3. Web site: 2020-06-12 . PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry Collection . 2023-03-07 . . en . 2023-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230307024021/https://pen.org/pen-voelcker-award-for-poetry/ . live .
  4. Web site: Williams . John . July 30, 2014 . James Wolcott and Frank Bidart Among 2014 PEN American Winners . August 1, 2014 . . August 1, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140801150445/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/30/james-wolcott-and-frank-bidart-among-2014-pen-award-winners/ . live .
  5. Web site: 2014 PEN/Voelcker Award . August 1, 2014 . PEN . July 10, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140710191613/http://www.pen.org/literature/2014-penvoelcker-award . live .
  6. Web site: Charles . Ron . Ron Charles (critic) . July 30, 2014 . Winners of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards . August 1, 2014 . . May 9, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150509075051/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/07/30/winners-of-the-2014-pen-literary-awards/ . live .
  7. Web site: March 1, 2016 . 2016 PEN Literary Award Winners . March 2, 2016 . PEN . March 1, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160301213047/http://www.pen.org/2016-pen-literary-award-winners . live .
  8. Web site: Galehouse . Maggie . March 1, 2016 . PEN Literary Award winners announced . March 2, 2016 . Chron . March 2, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160302102939/http://www.chron.com/entertainment/arts-theater/article/PEN-Literary-Award-winners-announced-6862999.php . live .
  9. Web site: February 2017 . 2018 PEN American Lifetime Career and Achievement Awards . February 7, 2018 . PEN America . October 5, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181005141853/https://pen.org/2018-lifetime-career-achievement-honorees/ . live .
  10. News: Ellis . Danika . April 9, 2021 . Winners of the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Announced . Book Riot . March 4, 2022 . March 4, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220304190755/https://bookriot.com/2021-pen-america-literary-awards/ . live .
  11. News: Smith . Eliza . March 1, 2022 . Here are the winners of the 2022 PEN America Literary Awards. . . March 4, 2022 . March 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303221307/https://lithub.com/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2022-pen-america-literary-awards/ . live .
  12. Web site: Stewart . Sophia . Percival Everett and Tina Fey Are 2023 PEN Lit Award Winners . Publishers Weekly . March 9, 2024 . March 3, 2022.

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