2019 American Poets Prize Winners Announced

The Academy of American Poets has announced the winners of the 2019 American Poets Prizes. This year, the organization has awarded a total of $1,250,000 to poets at various stages of their careers. 

Among the winners are Rita Dove, who has received the Wallace Stegner Award, and Ilya Kaminsky, who has received the Academy of American Poets Fellowship. Other winners include  Kyle Dargan for the book AnagnorisisAditi Machado for the collection EmporiumGloria Muñoz for Danzsirley/Dawn’s EarlyClare Cavanagh for her translation of Asymmetry by Adam Zagajewski, Will Schutt for his translation of the work of Italian poet Fabio PusterlaJonathan Teklit for his poem “Black Mythology,” and more.

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