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.

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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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