Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize

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The Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize is a prestigious American literary award honoring a poet's lifetime achievement and outstanding contribution to poetry.

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instanceOf literary award
poetry award
administeredBy Poetry Foundation
associatedWith Poetry Foundation awards
Poetry: A Magazine of Verse
surface form: Poetry magazine
awardFor lifetime achievement in poetry
outstanding contribution to poetry
country United States of America
currency US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
eligibility poets writing in English
field American poetry
literature
firstAwarded 1986
formerPresenter Poetry: A Magazine of Verse
surface form: Poetry magazine
frequency annual
genre poetry
hasAwardedDiscipline contemporary poetry
hasCategory lifetime achievement award
hasRecipient A. R. Ammons
Adrienne Rich
C. K. Williams
Carl Phillips
Charles Wright
Donald Hall
Galway Kinnell
Gary Snyder
John Ashbery
Joy Harjo
Kay Ryan
Louise Glück
Lucille Clifton
Marilyn Nelson
Mark Strand
Nathaniel Mackey
Sharon Olds
W. S. Merwin
Yusef Komunyakaa
inception 1986
languageOfAwardedWork English
location Chicago
namedAfter Ruth Lilly
notableCharacteristic one of the largest monetary awards for poetry
one of the most prestigious poetry awards in the United States
notableFor recognizing a poet’s entire body of work rather than a single book
presentedBy Poetry Foundation
sponsor Ruth Lilly
sponsorType philanthropic foundation
website https://www.poetryfoundation.org/

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Gary Snyder awardReceived Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
Adrienne Rich awardReceived Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
Joy Harjo awardReceived Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
Donald Hall awardReceived Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
American poetry hasAward Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize