The James Laughlin Award, formerly the Lamont Poetry Prize, is given annually for a poet's second published book; it is the only major poetry award that honors a second book. The award is given by the
Academy of American Poets
The Academy of American Poets is a national, member-supported organization that promotes poets and the art of poetry. The nonprofit organization was incorporated in the state of New York in 1934. It fosters the readership of poetry through outrea ...
, and is noted as one of the major prizes awarded to younger poets in the United States. It is currently named after
James Laughlin
James Laughlin (October 30, 1914 – November 12, 1997) was an American poet and literary book publisher who founded New Directions Publishing.
Early life
He was born in Pittsburgh, the son of Henry Hughart and Marjory Rea Laughlin. Laughlin ...
, an American poet and editor who founded
New Directions Publishing
New Directions Publishing Corp. is an independent book publishing company that was founded in 1936 by James Laughlin (1914–1997) and incorporated in 1964. Its offices are located at 80 Eighth Avenue in New York City.
History
New Directions ...
, the distributor of English-translated ''
Siddhartha''. In 1959, Harvey Shapiro referred to the award as "roughly, a Pulitzer for bardlings."
Laughlin Award Winners (1996–present)
This partial listing is taken from the website of the Academy of American Poets.
Lamont Poetry Selections (1975–1995)
Lamont Poetry Selections (1954–1974)
For the first 20 years, a poet's first published volume was the annual Lamont Poetry Selection.
See also
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American poetry
American poetry refers to the poetry of the United States. It arose first as efforts by American colonists to add their voices to English poetry in the 17th century, well before the Constitution of the United States, constitutional unification ...
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List of literary awards
This list of literary awards from around the world is an index to articles about notable literary awards.
International awards
All nationalities and multiple languages eligible
* Nobel Prize in Literature – since 1901
* Hugo Award – sinc ...
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List of poetry awards
Major international awards
* Struga Poetry Evenings, Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry Evenings
* Bridges of Struga (for a debuting author at Struga Poetry Evenings)
* Griffin Poetry Prize (The international prize)
* International Hippocrates Priz ...
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List of years in poetry
This article gives a chronological list of years in poetry. These pages supplement the List of years in literature pages with a focus on events in the history of poetry.
Before 1000 BC
* – '' Kesh Temple Hymn''
* – Enheduanna, ''The Exalta ...
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List of years in literature
This article gives a chronological list of years in literature, with notable publications listed with their respective years and a small selection of notable events. The time covered in individual years covers Renaissance, Baroque and Modern liter ...
References
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American poetry awards
Awards established in 1954
1954 establishments in the United States