Brittingham Prize in Poetry

Brittingham Prize in Poetry

The Brittingham Prize in Poetry is a major United States literary award for a book of poetry chosen from an open competition.

The prize, established in 1985, is sponsored by the English Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is selected by a nationally recognized poet, The winner is published by the University of Wisconsin Press in its Poetry Series. Each winning poet receives $2,500 ($1,000 cash prize and $1,500 honorarium for a public reading of the work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison). The winner is announced in February each year. The prize is named for Thomas E. Brittingham and is made possible by a grant from his foundation.

Winners

*2007: Betsy Andrews, "New Jersey", Judge: Linda Gregerson

*2005: Susanna Childress Winner, "Jagged with Love", Judge: Billy Collins

*2004: John Brehm, "Sea of Faith"

*2003: Brian Teare, "The Room Where I Was Born" Judge: Kelly Cherry
*2002: Anna George Meek, "Acts of Contortion"

*2001: Robin Behn, "Horizon Note"
*2000: Greg Rappleye, "A Path Between Houses
*1999: Frank X. Gaspar, "A Field Guide to the Heavens

*1998: Suzanne Paola, "Bardo"
*1997: Olena Kalytiak Davis, "And Her Soul Out of Nothing
*1996: Juanita Brunk, "Brief Landing on the Earth's Surface
*1995: Lynn Powell, "Old and New Testaments
*1994: Lisa Lewis, "The Unbeliever
*1993: Stephanie Strickland, "The Red Virgin: A Poem of Simone Weil
*1992: Tony Hoagland, "Sweet Ruin
*1991: Renée Ashley, "Salt
*1990: Judith Vollmer, "Level Green
*1989: Stephanie Marlis, "Slow Joy
*1988: Lisa Zeidner, "Pocket Sundial"
*1987: David Kirby, "Saving the Young Men of Vienna"
*1986: Patricia Dobler, "Talking To Strangers"
*1985: Jim Daniels, "Places/Everyone"

ee also

*American poetry
*List of poetry awards
*List of literature awards
*List of years in poetry
*List of years in literature

External links

* [http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/brittingham.html The Brittingham Prize in Poetry Homepage]
* [http://archives.library.wisc.edu/exhibits/brittingham/brittingham01.html The Brittingham Family]


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