The Lyric Poetry Award is given once a year to a member of the

Poetry Society of America Poetry (from the Greek word '' poiesis'', "making") is a form of literary art that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, literal or surface-level meanings. Any partic ...

and was "established under the will of PSA member Mrs. Consuelo Ford (

Althea Urn Althea Urn was the pen name of Consuelo Urisarri Ford ( – November 11, 1969), an American writer. She was married to artist Ellsworth Ford, the son of financier Simeon Ford and Julia Ellsworth Ford, a socialite and author. She is best known f ...

), and also in memory of Mary Carolyn Davies, for a lyric poem on any subject."{{cite web, url=http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa-awards_gdln.html , title=Poetry Society of America Awards Guidelines , accessdate=2008-05-02 , url-status=dead , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502204344/http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa-awards_gdln.html , archivedate=2008-05-02 "PSA Annual Awards Guidelines" Web page at the Web site of the Poetry Society of America, accessed

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, 2006 Each winner receives a $500 prize.

Winners

*2010:

Ira Sadoff Ira Sadoff is an American poet, critic, novelist and short story writer. Life Sadoff was born on March 7, 1945, in Brooklyn, New York. He earned a B.A. (1966) from Cornell University in industrial and labor relations and an M.F.A. (1968) fro ...

, Judge:

Meghan O'Rourke Meghan O'Rourke (born 1976) is an American nonfiction writer, poet and critic. Background and education O'Rourke was born on January 26, 1976, in Brooklyn, New York. The eldest of the three children of Paul and Barbara O'Rourke, she had two yo ...

*2009: Susan Kinsolving, Judge:

Lucie Brock-Broido Lucie Brock-Broido born "Lucy Brock" (May 22, 1956 – March 6, 2018) was an American poet, widely acclaimed as one of the most distinctive and influential voices of her generation. Noteworthy for her work as a teacher, Brock-Broido served as ...

*2008: Wayne Miller, Judge: Elizabeth Macklin *2007: Ed Skoog, Judge:

Srikanth Reddy Srikanth Reddy (born 1973) is an American scholar and writer, including three full-length volumes of poetry. Of Indian descent, his awards include a 2013 National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, a 2013 Creative Capital Award, and a 2018 Gugge ...

*2006: Alice Jones, Judge:

Toi Derricotte Toi Derricotte (pronounced ''DARE-ah-cot'' ) (born April 12, 1941) is an American poet. She is the author of six poetry collections and a literary memoir. She has won numerous literary awards, including the 2020 Frost Medal for distinguished lifet ...

*2005: Lee Upton, Judge:

Susan Wheeler Susan Wheeler (born July 16, 1955) is an educator and award-winning poet whose poems have frequently appeared in anthologies. She is currently Professor Emerita at Princeton University. She has also taught at University of Iowa, NYU, Rutgers, ...

*2004: Carol Ciavonne, Judge: D.A. Powell *2002: Shira Dentz, Judge:

Mark Levine Mark Andrew LeVine is an American historian, musician, writer, and professor. He is a professor of history at the University of California, Irvine. Education LeVine received his B.A. in comparative religion and biblical studies from Hunter ...

*2001: Gary Young

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External links

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

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