Research Guides: Literature: Poetry

Understanding Poetry

2021 PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry

2020 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

2019 National Book Award for Poetry

2018 James Laughlin Award

2017 National Book Award for Poetry

2017 T. S. Eliot Prize & 2016 Whiting Award

2016 Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry

2013 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Poetry

American Poets Continuum Series This series published by BOA Editions celebrates new collections of poetry by distinguished mid-career poets.
Iowa Poetry Prize Published by the University of Iowa Press, this series features winning collections by both new and established poets.
National Poetry Series In this series, five books of poetry are selected by poets of national stature and sponsored for publication by distinguished presses each year.
Pitt Poetry Series Published by the University of Pittsburgh Press since 1967, this series represents poets of diverse backgrounds and styles.
Wesleyan Poetry Series Wesleyan University Press publishes an impressive catalog of modern and contemporary poetry.
Yale Younger Poets Established in 1919, this prize is the longest-running poetry award series in the United States, with many illustrious past winners.

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