The T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry is awarded annually by Truman State University, which is a United States university located in Missouri. First awarded in 1997, the prize is given "for the best unpublished book-length collection of poetry in English, in honor of native Missourian T. S. Eliot's considerable intellectual and artistic legacy". The prize includes publication of the collection as well as a purse of $2000. Poets submit their unpublished collections to Truman State University Press for each year's competition.
List of winners The winners, collection titles, and judges of the annual Prize are listed below. Year Poet Collection Judge2016Alison D. Moncrief BromageDaughter, DaedalusJennifer Clement 2015 Laura Bylenok Warp Arthur Sze 2014 Ilyse Kusnetz Small Hours Dorianne Laux 2013 Luc Phinney Compass Sherod Santos 2012 David Livewell Shackamaxon Sandra McPherson 2011 B. K. Fisher Mutiny Gallery Tony Barnstone 2010 Dean Rader Works and Days Claudia Keelan 2009 David Moolten Primitive Mood Virgil Suárez 2008 Victoria Brockmeier my maiden cowboy names Grace Schulman 2007 Carol V. Davis Into the Arms of Pushkin: Poems of St. Petersburg Alberto Ríos 2006 Rebecca Dunham The Miniature Room Naomi Shihab Nye 2005 Mona Lisa Saloy Red Beans and Ricely Yours Ishmael Reed 2004 Michael Sowder The Empty Boat Diane Wakoski 2003 Barbara CampbellErotic Distance Carolyn D. Wright 2002 James Gurley Human Cartography David Wagoner 2001 Christopher Bakken After Greece Lynne McMahon 2000 H. L. Hix Rational Numbers Dana Gioia 1999 David Keplinger The Rose Inside Mary Oliver 1998 Rhina Espaillat Where Horizons Go X. J. Kennedy 1997 William Baer The Unfortunates Samuel Maio
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