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.""PSA Annual Awards Guidelines" Web page at the Web site of the Poetry Society of America, accessed December 18, 2006
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.Singer, Isaac Bashevis (1995) Isaac Bashevis Singer, three complete novels; [translated from the Yiddish by the author and Cecil Hemley]. New York: Wings BooksHemley, Cecil (1967) Dimensions of Midnight; poetry & prose; edited by Elaine Gottlieb. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press
Each winner receives a $500 prize.
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
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External links Poetry Society of America main awards Web page