Cecil Hemley Memorial Award Explained

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

See also

• Poetry Society of America
• List of American literary awards
• List of poetry awards
• List of years in poetry

Notes

1. Web site: Poetry Society of America Awards Guidelines . 2008-05-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080502204344/http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa-awards_gdln.html . 2008-05-02 . "PSA Annual Awards Guidelines" Web page at the Web site of the Poetry Society of America, accessed December 18, 2006
2. Singer, Isaac Bashevis (1995) Isaac Bashevis Singer, three complete novels; [translated from the Yiddish by the author and Cecil Hemley]. New York: Wings Books
3. Hemley, Cecil (1967) Dimensions of Midnight; poetry & prose; edited by Elaine Gottlieb. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press

External links

• Poetry Society of America main awards Web page