Louis Hammer Memorial Award
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The Poetry Society of America
's Louis Hammer Memorial Award is given "in memory of Louis Hammer, established by friends of the poet, translator, and editor, for a distinguished poem in the surrealist manner."
Each winner receives a $250 prize.
Poetry Society of America
The Poetry Society of America is a literary organization founded in 1910 by poets, editors, and artists including Witter Bynner. It is the oldest poetry organization in the United States. Past members of the have included such renowned writers as Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Edna St. Vincent...
's Louis Hammer Memorial Award is given "in memory of Louis Hammer, established by friends of the poet, translator, and editor, for a distinguished poem in the surrealist manner."
Each winner receives a $250 prize.
Winners
- 2010: Diane De Pisa, Judge: Ray DiPalmaRay DiPalmaRay DiPalma , is an American poet and visual artist who has published more than 40 collections of poetry, graphic work, and translations with various presses in the US and Europe...
- 2009: Richard RobbinsRichard Robbins (poet)-Life:He grew up in Southern California and Montana.He graduated from San Diego State University, and University of Montana, with an M.F.A. in 1979, where he studied with Richard Hugo and Madeline DeFrees....
, Judge: Dara WierDara WierDara Wier is an American poet and the author of eleven books of poetry, including most recently SELECTED POEMS from Wave Books. Awards include the Jerome J. Shestack Poetry Prize from the American Poetry Review, Pushcart Prize, San Francisco Poetry Center Prize. Her work is in Best American Poetry...
See also
- Poetry Society of AmericaPoetry Society of AmericaThe Poetry Society of America is a literary organization founded in 1910 by poets, editors, and artists including Witter Bynner. It is the oldest poetry organization in the United States. Past members of the have included such renowned writers as Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Edna St. Vincent...
- List of American literary awards
- List of poetry awards
- List of years in poetry