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
edit| Year | Recipient | Judges | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Jane Kenyon | ||
| 1996 | Franz Wright | ||
| 1998 | C. K. Williams | ||
| 2000 | Heather McHugh | ||
| 2002 | Frederick Seidel | ||
| 2004 | Robert Pinsky | ||
| 2006 | Linda Gregg | Michael Hofmann, Timothy Liu, and Vijay Seshadri | |
| 2008 | Kimiko Hahn | Kwame Dawes, Mark Doty, and Marie Howe | |
| 2010 | Marilyn Hacker | Christopher Ricks, Marie Ponsot, and David Ferry | |
| 2012 | Toi Derricotte | Dan Chiasson, Aracelis Girmay, and A. Van Jordan | |
| 2014 | Frank Bidart | Peg Boyers, Toi Derricotte, and Rowan Ricardo Phillips | [4][5][6] |
| 2016 | Ed Roberson | Catherine Barnett, Jericho Brown, and Tina Chang | [7][8] |
| 2018 | Kamau Brathwaite | Ed Roberson, Natalie Scenters-Zapico, and Ocean Vuong | [9] |
| 2020 | Rigoberto González | Cornelius Eady, Linda Gregerson, Deborah Paredez, and Monica Youn | |
| 2021 | Victoria Chang | [10] | |
| 2022 | Diane Seuss | Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, Lia Purpura, and Safiya Sinclair | [11] |
| 2023 | Robin Coste Lewis | [12] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ International Who's Who in Poetry 2004. Taylor & Francis US. 2003. p. 366.
- ^ Alfred Bendixen (2005). "Literary Prizes and Awards". The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 689. Archived from the original on 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
- ^ "PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry Collection". PEN America. 2020-06-12. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ Williams, John (July 30, 2014). "James Wolcott and Frank Bidart Among 2014 PEN American Winners". New York Times. Archived from the original on August 1, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ "2014 PEN/Voelcker Award". PEN. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ Charles, Ron (July 30, 2014). "Winners of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards". Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ "2016 PEN Literary Award Winners". PEN. March 1, 2016. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ Galehouse, Maggie (March 1, 2016). "PEN Literary Award winners announced". Chron. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ "2018 PEN American Lifetime Career and Achievement Awards". PEN America. February 2017. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ Ellis, Danika (April 9, 2021). "Winners of the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Announced". Book Riot. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ Smith, Eliza (March 1, 2022). "Here are the winners of the 2022 PEN America Literary Awards". Literary Hub. Archived from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ Stewart, Sophia (March 3, 2022). "Percival Everett and Tina Fey Are 2023 PEN Lit Award Winners". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved March 9, 2024.