Richard Wilbur Award

The Richard Wilbur Award is an American poetry award and publishing prize given by University of Evansville in Indiana. It is named in honor of the American poet Richard Wilbur and was established by William Baer, a professor at the University of Evansville. This biennial competition (awarded in even-numbered years) is open to all American poets, and the winning manuscript is published by the University of Evansville Press.[1]

The competition welcomes submissions of unpublished, original poetry collections, and public domain or permission-secured translations may comprise up to one-third of the manuscript. The award has an entry fee of $25 per manuscript, and the prize is $1000 plus publication.[2] After the retirement of Dr. William Baer in 2015, Professor Rob Griffith became of the director of the competition.

NPR journalist Michel Martin called it a "prestigious award".[3] Journalist Julie Gunter in National Catholic Reporter considered the award to be "coveted". [4]

Winners

Year Winner Collection/Work Ref(s)
1998 Robert Daseler Levering Avenue
1999 A. E. Stallings Archaic Smile [5]
2000 Len Krisak Even As We Speak
2001 Rhina Espaillat Rehearsing Absence
2002 A. M. Juster The Secret Language of Women [6][3]
2003 Thomas Carper Distant Blue
2004 Alfred Nicol Winter Light
2005 Chelsea Rathburn The Shifting Line
2006 Richard Wakefield East of Early Winters [4]
2007 David Stephenson Rhythm and Blues
2008 Deborah Warren Dream with Flowers and Bowl of Fruit
2009 Susan McLean The Best Disguise
2010 Marion Shore Sand Castle
2011 Robert W. Crawford The Empty Chair [7]
2012 William Bell The Picnic in the Rain
2013 Paul Lake The Republic of Virtue
2014 Maryann Corbett Mid Evil
2015 Midge Goldberg Snowman's Code [8]
2016 Catherine Chandler The Frangible Hour
2017 Adam Tavel Catafalque
2018 Ned Balbo 3 Nights of the Perseids

References

  1. ↑ "The Richard Wilbur Award" (PDF). evansville.edu. University of Evansville. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
  2. ↑ "Richard Wilbur Award". Poets & Writers. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Martin, Michel (February 21, 2013). "Former Social Security Boss On The Real Problem". Tell Me More. Retrieved October 12, 2018 – via NPR.
  4. 1 2 Gunter, Julie (January 24, 2015). "Poet attuned to the daily miracles in life". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ "MacArthur 'Genius' Grants Announced". AWP Writer. September 21, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2018. A. E. Stallings, 43, is author of two collections of poetry, Hapax and Archaic Smile, winner of the Richard Wilbur Award.
  6. ↑ Micah Mattix (January 9, 2016). "Verse Riddles. Review: Saint Aldhelm's Riddles". The Washington Free Beacon. Retrieved October 12, 2018. Winner of the 2002 Richard Wilbur Award for his first collection of original poems, The Secret Language of Women
  7. ↑ Hartig, Jean (November 2011). "Robert Crawford won Richard Wilbur Award". Poets & Writers. 39 (6).
  8. ↑ Biello, Peter (May 13, 2016). "The Bookshelf: Poet Midge Goldberg". NPR. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
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