Louise Louis/Emily F. Bourne Student Poetry Award Explained
Poetry Society of America's Louise Louis/Emily F. Bourne Student Poetry Award is given "for the best unpublished poem by a student in grades 9 through 12 from the United States. The award is endowed under the will of Louise Louis Whitbread and Ruth M. Bourne. Each winner receives a $250 prize.[1]
Winners
- 2018: Emily Tian, Judge: Jillian Weise
- 2017: Alex Bishop, Judge: Ari Banias
- 2016: Aidan Forster, Judge: Rebecca Gayle Howell
- 2015: Brynne Rebele-Henry, Judge: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
- 2014: Helen Galvin Ross, Judge: Richard Blanco
- 2013: Lizza Rodriguez, Judge: Gabrielle Calvocoressi
- 2012: Natalie Richardson, Judge: Dorothea Lasky
- 2011: Clara Fannjiang, Judge: Ada Limon
- 2010: Liya Person-Rechtman, Judge: Arda Collins
- 2009: Grace Dunham, Judge: Matthew Rohrer
- 2008: Carey Powers, Judge: David Roderick
- 2007: Laura Ruffino, Judge: Thomas Sayers Ellis
- 2006: Katherine Browning, Judge: Prageeta Sharma
- 2005: Paul Hendricks, Judge: Major Jackson
- 2004: Zachary Hertz, Judge: Brian Henry
- 2003: Hannah Jones, Judge: Brenda Shaugnessy
- 2002: Julia Friedlander, Judge: Timothy Liu
- 2001: Margaret Wohl
- 2000: Michael Ward, Judge: Elizabeth Alexander
Notes
- 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
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