Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize

This annual award is given in the United States by Poetry magazine and includes a cash prize of $75,000. The award was established in 1986 by Ruth Lilly, an Indianapolis philanthropist.

Year

Winner

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

Source: Modern Poetry Association.

Appears in these articles:

Merwin, W(illiam) S(tanley); Van Duyn, Mona; Ammons, A. R.; Levine, Philip; Rich, Adrienne; Ashbery, John; Poetry

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