Cecil Hemley Memorial Award
The Cecil Hemley Memorial Award is given once a year to a member of the Poetry Society of America "for a lyric poem that addresses a philosophical or epistemological concern."[1]
The award was established by Jack Stadler, the former Treasurer of the PSA, and his late wife, Ralynne Stadler. Cecil Hemley was a poet and a translator from the Yiddish.[2][3]
Each winner receives a $500 prize.[1]
Winners
- 2001: Angie Estes, Judge: Lynn Emanuel
- 2002: Andrew Zawacki, Judge: Wayne Koestenbaum
- 2003: Lynn Veach Sadler, Judge:
- 2004: Fritz Ward, Judge: Susan Stewart
- 2005: G. C. Waldrep, Judge: Alice Notley
- 2006: Rusty Morrison, Judge: Cal Bedient
- 2007: Yerra Sugarman, Judge: Michael Palmer
- 2008: Brian Henry, Judge: Norma Cole
- 2009: Melissa Kwasny, Judge: Mei-mei Berssenbrugge
- 2010: Karla Kelsey, Judge: Forrest Gander
- 2011: Darcie Dennigan, Judge: Susan Wheeler
- 2012: Lily Brown, Judge: Zachary Schomburg
- 2013: Ted Mathys, Judge: Alice Notley
- 2014: Ari Banias, Judge: A.E. Stallings
- 2015: Jenny Browne, Judge: Rachel Zucker
- 2016: James Davis May, Judge: Laura Kasischke
- 2017: Jericho Brown, Judge: Elizabeth Willis
- 2018: Sarah Gridley, Judge: Meena Alexander
- 2019: Ari Banias, Judge: Kevin Killian
- 2020: Traci Brimhall, Judge: Sally Wen Mao
- 2021: Erika Meitner, Judge: Martha Collins
- 2022: Amy Dryansky, Judge: Ana Castillo
- 2023: Jane Huffman, Judge: Natalie Shapero
- 2024: C. Rees, Judge: Kathy Fagan
- 2025: Ansel Elkins, Judge: Alison C. Rollins
See also
- Poetry Society of America
- List of American literary awards
- List of poetry awards
- List of years in poetry
Notes
- ^ a b "Poetry Society of America Awards Guidelines". Archived from the original on 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2008-05-02."PSA Annual Awards Guidelines" Web page at the Web site of the Poetry Society of America, accessed December 18, 2006
- ^ Singer, Isaac Bashevis (1995) Isaac Bashevis Singer, three complete novels; [translated from the Yiddish by the author and Cecil Hemley]. New York: Wings Books
- ^ Hemley, Cecil (1967) Dimensions of Midnight; poetry & prose; edited by Elaine Gottlieb. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press