Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry
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The Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry is a prestigious British literary award established in 1933 to honor outstanding contributions to poetry in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry | 2 |
| Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary award
ⓘ
poetry award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Royal Household of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British monarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commonwealth literature ⓘ |
| awardComponents | gold medal ⓘ |
| awardedFor | outstanding contributions to poetry ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalContext | British literary tradition ⓘ |
| eligibility |
poets from Commonwealth countries
ⓘ
poets from the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
literature
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1934 ⓘ |
| firstRecipient | John Masefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasAwardedTo | both living and, in rare cases, recently deceased poets ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inception | 1933 ⓘ |
| locationOfCeremony | Buckingham Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchAtEstablishment | George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Carol Ann Duffy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Derek Walcott NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Larkin NERFINISHED ⓘ Seamus Heaney NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Armitage NERFINISHED ⓘ Ted Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ W. H. Auden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | the reigning British monarch ⓘ |
| relatedAward | Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
Commonwealth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | body of work rather than a single poem ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | recommendation by a committee of poets and critics ⓘ |
| significance | one of the most prestigious British poetry awards ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| typeOfRecognition | royal honour ⓘ |
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Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry