The Cecil Hemley Memorial Award is given once a year to a member of the

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"for a lyric poem that addresses a philosophical or epistemological concern.""PSA Annual Awards Guidelines" Web page at the Web site of the Poetry Society of America, accessed

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, 2006 The award was established by Jack Stadler, the former Treasurer of the PSA, and his late wife, Ralynne Stadler. Cecil Hemley was a poet and a translator from the Yiddish.Hemley, Cecil (1967) ''Dimensions of Midnight; poetry & prose''; edited by Elaine Gottlieb. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press Each winner receives a $500 prize.

Winners

*2001:

Angie Estes Angie Estes is an American poet, and professor at Ashland University. She graduated from the University of Oregon with an M.A. and Ph.D. in English. She taught at California Polytechnic State University, Oberlin College, and Ohio State Universit ...

, Judge:

Lynn Emanuel Lynn Collins Emanuel (born March 14, 1949) is an American poet. Some of her poetry collections are ''Then, Suddenly—'' and ''Noose and Hook'' (University of Pittsburgh Press). She has received two grants from the National Endowment for the A ...

*2002: Andrew Zawacki, Judge:

Wayne Koestenbaum Wayne Koestenbaum (born 1958) is an American artist, poet, and cultural critic. He received a B.A. from Harvard University, an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars, and a Ph.D. from Princeton University and is a 1994 Whiting Award recipie ...

*2003: Lynn Veach Sadler, Judge: *2004: Fritz Ward, Judge: Susan Stewart *2005: G. C. Waldrep, Judge:

Alice Notley Alice Notley (born November 8, 1945) is an American poet. Notley came to prominence as a member of the second generation of the New York School of poetry—although she has always denied being involved with the New York School or any specific mo ...

*2006: Rusty Morrison, Judge: Cal Bedient *2007: Yerra Sugarman, Judge: Michael Palmer *2008: Brian Henry, Judge:

Norma Cole Norma Cole (born May 12, 1945) is a Canadian poet, visual artist, translator, and curator. An Anglophone Canadian by birth, Cole learned French at an early age, and went on to translate the works of French poets Emmanuel Hocquard, Danielle Coll ...

*2009:

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, Judge:

Mei-mei Berssenbrugge Mei-mei Berssenbrugge (; born October 5, 1947, in Beijing, China) is a contemporary poet. Winner of two American Book Awards, her work is often associated with the Language School, the poetry of the New York School, phenomenology, and visual art ...

*2010: Karla Kelsey, Judge: Forrest Gander

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External links

Poetry Society of America main awards Web page
{{Philosophy awards American poetry awards Awards established in 2001 Philosophy awards

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