List of winners of the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize information

The Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize is administered by the Academy of American Poets selected by the New Hope Foundation in 1994. Established in 1975, this $25,000 award recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the previous year.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

The Prize was created in 1975 by the New Hope Foundation of Pennsylvania, which was a philanthropic foundation created by Lenore Marshall and her husband, James Marshall, to "support the arts and the cause of world peace";^[6] Lenore Marshall, a poet, novelist, editor, and peace activist, had died in 1971.^[7] Receipt of the prize has been among the distinctions noted by the Library of Congress when the Poet Laureate of the United States is named.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

The Prize was initially administered by the Saturday Review magazine.^[12] Following the folding of Saturday Review, the Prize was administered by The Nation magazine.^[13] In 1995, administration of the Prize became the responsibility of the Academy; the Prize has a permanent endowment. The Prize is still sponsored by The Nation, which usually publishes an article about the poetry of each year's finalists and winner. The cash value of the prize is currently $25,000.

^ Nancy Breen, ed. (2007-08-06). 2008 Poet's Market. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books. p. 385. ISBN 978-1-58297-499-6.
^ "Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More". Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
^ Funding Opportunities Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
^ Macmillan :: Books For Adults Books: Professional Association Awards - Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize - Winner Books Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize | Poets & Writers". Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
^ "Lenore Marshall". James A. Michener Art Museum. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
^ "Lenore G. Marshall, 72, Dies; Was Poet, Novelist, and Editor". The New York Times. September 25, 1971.
^ "Poet Laureate Billy Collins Appointed to Serve a Second Term". Library of Congress. April 22, 2002.
^ "Librarian of Congress Appoints Donald Hall Poet Laureate". Library of Congress. June 14, 2006.
^ "Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky To Open 1998-99 Literary Series". Library of Congress. September 16, 1998.
^ "Librarian of Congress Makes Unprecedented Poetry Appointments". Library of Congress. April 5, 1999.
^ Miller, Marie-Jeanne A. (2005). "Brown, Sterling Allen". In Serafin; Bendixen, Alfred (eds.). The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-8264-1777-0. In 1980, the Collected Poems of S. A. B. was published and won deserving accolades and awards, notably the Lenore Marshall/Saturday Review Poetry Prize, given annually to the outstanding book of poems in the U.S..
^ Smith, William Ray (October 16, 1982). "John Logan Wins Marshall Prize". The Nation.

[1] Nancy Breen, ed. (2007-08-06). 2008 Poet's Market. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books. p. 385. ISBN 978-1-58297-499-6.

[HttpwwwpoetsorgpagephpprmID-2] "Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More". Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2009-06-11.

[3] Funding Opportunities Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Macmillan :: Books For Adults Books: Professional Association Awards - Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize - Winner Books Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine

[5] "Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize | Poets & Writers". Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-06-11.

[6] "Lenore Marshall". James A. Michener Art Museum. Retrieved 2009-06-12.

[7] "Lenore G. Marshall, 72, Dies; Was Poet, Novelist, and Editor". The New York Times. September 25, 1971.

[8] "Poet Laureate Billy Collins Appointed to Serve a Second Term". Library of Congress. April 22, 2002.

[9] "Librarian of Congress Appoints Donald Hall Poet Laureate". Library of Congress. June 14, 2006.

[10] "Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky To Open 1998-99 Literary Series". Library of Congress. September 16, 1998.

[11] "Librarian of Congress Makes Unprecedented Poetry Appointments". Library of Congress. April 5, 1999.

[12] Miller, Marie-Jeanne A. (2005). "Brown, Sterling Allen". In Serafin; Bendixen, Alfred (eds.). The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-8264-1777-0. In 1980, the Collected Poems of S. A. B. was published and won deserving accolades and awards, notably the Lenore Marshall/Saturday Review Poetry Prize, given annually to the outstanding book of poems in the U.S..

[13] Smith, William Ray (October 16, 1982). "John Logan Wins Marshall Prize". The Nation.

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