Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
The Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize is awarded annually by The Poetry Foundation, which also publishes Poetry magazine. The prize was established in 1986 by Ruth Lilly. It honors a living U.S. poet whose "lifetime accomplishments warrant extraordinary recognition"; its value is $100,000 making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world. Mary Carole McCauley, writing for the Los Angeles Times, called it "among the most prestigious awards that can be won by an American poet".
Winners
The following list is based on the listing by the Poetry Foundation.
- 1986: Adrienne Rich
- 1987: Philip Levine
- 1988: Anthony Hecht
- 1989: Mona Van Duyn
- 1990: Hayden Carruth
- 1991: David Wagoner
- 1992: John Ashbery
- 1993: Charles Wright
- 1994: Donald Hall
- 1995: A. R. Ammons
- 1996: Gerald Stern
- 1997: William Matthews
- 1998: W. S. Merwin
- 1999: Maxine Kumin
- 2000: Carl Dennis
- 2001: Yusef Komunyakaa
- 2002: Lisel Mueller
- 2003: Linda Pastan
- 2004: Kay Ryan
- 2005: C. K. Williams
- 2006: Richard Wilbur
- 2007: Lucille Clifton
- 2008: Gary Snyder
- 2009: Fanny Howe
- 2010: Eleanor Ross Taylor
- 2011: David Ferry
- 2012: W. S. Di Piero
- 2013: Marie Ponsot
- 2014: Nathaniel Mackey
- 2015: Alice Notley
- 2016: Ed Roberson
- 2017: Joy Harjo
- 2018: Martín Espada
- 2019: Marilyn Nelson
- 2020: Marilyn Chin
- 2021: Patricia Smith
- 2022: Sandra Cisneros, CAConrad, Rita Dove, Nikki Giovanni, Juan Felipe Herrera, Angela Jackson, Haki R. Madhubuti, Sharon Olds, Sonia Sanchez, Patti Smith and Arthur Sze
- 2023: Kimiko Hahn
- 2024: Li-Young Lee
- 2025: Rigoberto González
See also
References
- ↑ "Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize", The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ↑ Kinzer, Stephen (2004). "Poetry Starts to Wear $100 Million Crown", The New York Times October 7, 2004. Online version retrieved May 22, 2008.
- ↑ Mccauley, Mary Carole (May 9, 2007). "Poet turns a page in poetry prize history". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
- ↑ Foundation, Poetry (February 24, 2020). "Foundation Awards". Poetry Foundation.
- ↑ Foundation, Poetry (February 24, 2020). "Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize". Poetry Foundation.
- ↑ "David Ferry Awarded 2011 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize". Poetry Foundation. April 12, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
- ↑ "W.S. Di Piero Awarded 2012 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize". Poetry Foundation. April 17, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Marie Ponsot Wins Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize". Poets & Writers. March 20, 2013.
- ↑ Foundation, Poetry (February 24, 2020). "Nathaniel Mackey". Poetry Foundation.
- ↑ Foundation, Poetry (February 24, 2020). "Alice Notley Awarded 2015 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize by Harriet Staff". Poetry Foundation.
- ↑ Foundation, Poetry (February 24, 2020). "Martín Espada Awarded 2018 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize". Poetry Foundation.
- ↑ "Poetry Foundation Announces 2020 Pegasus Awards Winners, Marilyn Chin Awarded Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize". Poetry Foundation. September 7, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ↑ "Poetry Foundation Makes History Honoring 2022 Pegasus Awardees". Poetry Foundation. September 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ↑ Foundation, Poetry (December 25, 2023). "Poetry Foundation Announces 2023 Pegasus Awards Winners and a New Pegasus Award for Service in Poetry". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ↑ "Poetry Foundation Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the Pegasus Awards and Announces 2024 Recipients". Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ↑ "Rigoberto González". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
External links
- "Eleven Legends | Tributes to the winners of the 2022 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize", Poetry magazine, April 2023.
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