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The James Laughlin Award , formerly the Lamont Poetry Prize , is given annually for a poet's second published book; it is the only major poetry award that honors a second book. The award is given by the Academy of American Poets , and is noted as one of the major prizes awarded to younger poets in the United States.[ 1] James Laughlin , an American poet and editor who founded New Directions Publishing , the distributor of English-translated Siddhartha [ 2]
[ edit ] This partial listing is taken from the website of the Academy of American Poets.[ 3]
Year
Poet
Book
Judges
2022
Annelyse Gelman
Vexations
Solmaz Sharif , Aracelis Girmay
2021 James Cagney
Martian Aimee Nezhukumatathil , Mark Bibbins , Ladan Osman
2020
Chet'la Sebree
Field Study Rick Barot , Gabrielle Calvocoressi , Honorée Fanonne Jeffers [ 4]
2019
Aditi Machado Emporium Gillian Conoley , Fady Joudah , Cole Swensen
2018
Geffrey Davis Night Angler Patricia Spears Jones , Craig Santos Perez , Prageeta Sharma
2017
sam sax Bury It Tyehimba Jess , Ruth Ellen Kocher , Jill McDonough
2016
Mary Hickman Rayfish Ellen Bass , Jericho Brown , Carmen Giménez Smith
2015
Kathryn Nuernberger The End of Pink Francisco X. Alarcón , Aimee Nezhukumatathil , D. Nurske
2014
Brian Blanchfield A Several World Lee Ann Brown , Tina Chang , C. S. Giscombe
2013
Jillian Weise The Book of Goodbyes Jeffrey McDaniel , Brenda Shaughnessy , Susan Wheeler
2012
Catherine Barnett The Game of Boxes April Bernard , Cyrus Cassells , Dana Levin (poet)
2011
Anna Moschovakis You and Three Others Are Approaching a Lake Juliana Spahr , Brian Teare , Mónica de la Torre
2010
Michael Dickman Flies Laure-Anne Bosselaar , Major Jackson , Michael Ryan
2009
Jennifer K. Sweeney [ 5] How to Live on Bread and Music Robin Becker , Bob Hicok , Afaa M. Weaver
2008
Rusty Morrison [ 6] the true keeps calm biding its story [ 7] Rae Armantrout , Claudia Rankine , Bruce Smith
2007
Brenda Shaughnessy Human Dark with Sugar Peter Gizzi , Matthea Harvey , Caroline Knox
2006
Tracy K. Smith Duende Elizabeth Alexander , Kimiko Hahn , Terrance Hayes
2005
Barbara Jane Reyes Poeta en San Francisco James Longenbach , Susan Stewart , Elizabeth Alexander
2004
Jeff Clark Music and Suicide Elizabeth Alexander , Mary Jo Bang , Susan Stewart
2003
Vijay Seshadri The Long Meadow Mary Jo Bang , Thom Gunn , Campbell McGrath
2002
Karen Volkman Spar Mary Jo Bang , Daniel Hall , Campbell McGrath
2001
Peter Johnson Miracles & Mortifications Daniel Hall , Campbell McGrath , Marilyn Nelson
2000
Liz Waldner A Point Is That Which Has No Part Agha Shahid Ali , Lynn Emanuel , Marilyn Nelson
1999
Tory Dent HIV, Mon Amour Lynn Emanuel , Yusef Komunyakaa , Marilyn Nelson
1998
Sandra Alcosser Except by Nature Lynn Emanuel , Yusef Komunyakaa , David St. John
1997
Tony Hoagland Donkey Gospel Yusef Komunyakaa , Heather McHugh , William Matthews
1996
David Rivard Wise Poison Heather McHugh , William Matthews , David St. John
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Year Poet Book Judges
1995
Ralph Angel Neither World Richard Kenney , Heather McHugh , David St. John
1994
Brigit Pegeen Kelly Song Jorie Graham , Richard Kenney , David St. John
1993
Rosanna Warren Stained Glass Amy Clampitt , Jorie Graham , Richard Kenney
1992
Kathryn Stripling Byer Wildwood Flower Lucille Clifton , Jorie Graham , Robert Morgan
1991
Susan Wood Campo Santo Marvin Bell , Lucille Clifton , Robert Morgan
1990
Li-Young Lee The City in Which I Love You Marvin Bell , Sandra McPherson , Robert Morgan
1989
Minnie Bruce Pratt Crime Against Nature Marvin Bell , Alfred Corn , Sandra McPherson
1988
Mary Jo Salter Unfinished Painting Alfred Corn , Sandra McPherson , Mary Oliver
1987
Garrett Hongo The River of Heaven Philip Booth , Alfred Corn , Mary Oliver
1986
Jane Shore The Minute Hand Philip Booth , Louise Glück , Mary Oliver
1985
Cornelius Eady Victims of the Latest Dance Craze Philip Booth , Louise Glück , Charles Simic
1984
Philip Schultz Deep Within the Ravine Louise Glück , Charles Simic , David Wagoner
1983
Sharon Olds [ 8] The Dead and the Living June Jordan , Charles Simic , David Wagoner
1982
Margaret Gibson Long Walks in the Afternoon June Jordan , Richard Shelton , David Wagoner
1981
Carolyn Forché The Country Between Us William Harmon , June Jordan , Richard Shelton
1980
Michael Van Walleghen More Trouble with the Obvious William Harmon , Maxine Kumin , Richard Shelton
1979
Frederick Seidel Sunrise William Harmon , Maxine Kumin
1978
Ai Killing Floor Maxine Kumin , Philip Levine , Charles Wright
1977
Gerald Stern Lucky Life Alan Dugan , Philip Levine , Charles Wright
1976
Larry Levis The Afterlife Alan Dugan , Michael Harper , Philip Levine
1975
Lisel Mueller The Private Life Alan Dugan , John Haines , Michael Harper
[ edit ] For the first 20 years, a poet's first published volume was the annual Lamont Poetry Selection.
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Beach, Christopher (1999). Poetic Culture ISBN 978-0-8101-1678-8 The vast majority of those winning the major awards for younger poets over the last two decades (Guggenheims, Lamont prizes, the National Poetry Series, for example) have held graduate degrees in creative writing.
^ Shapiro, Harvey (August 9, 1959). "The Timbre of Three New Voices" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2009-05-15 . ^ "James Laughlin Award" . Academy of American Poets . Retrieved July 8, 2020 .^ "The Academy of American Poets Announces the Recipients of the 2020 American Poets Prizes" . The Academy of American Poets . Retrieved 19 February 2021 .^ Academy of American Poets > Jennifer K. Sweeney Receives the James Laughlin Award ^ Five Berkeley Authors Win Northern California Book Awards , Berkeley Daily Planet, April 30, 2009^ [1] Archived December 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine ^ Sharon Olds Receives Lamont Poetry Award New York Times, September 18, 1983
