The Brittingham Prize in Poetry is a major American literary award for a book of poetry chosen from an open competition.
The prize, established in 1985, is sponsored by the English Department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and is selected by a nationally recognized poet. The winner is published by the University of Wisconsin Press in its Wisconsin Poetry Series. Each winning poet receives $2,500 ($1,000 cash prize and $1,500 honorarium for a public reading of the work at the University of Wisconsin–Madison). The winner is announced in February each year. The prize is named for Thomas E. Brittingham and is made possible by a grant from his foundation. A $28.00 non-refundable reading fee must accompany each manuscript,
Winners
1985: Jim Daniels, Places/Everyone 1986: Patricia Dobler, Talking To Strangers. Judge: Maxine Kumin 1987: David Kirby, Saving the Young Men of Vienna 1988: Lisa Zeidner, Pocket Sundial 1989: Stefanie Marlis, Slow Joy 1990: Judith Vollmer, Level Green 1991: Renée Ashley, Salt 1992: Tony Hoagland, Sweet Ruin 1993: Stephanie Strickland, The Red Virgin: A Poem of Simone Weil 1994: Lisa Lewis, The Unbeliever 1995: Lynn Powell, Old and New Testaments 1996: Juanita Brunk, Brief Landing on the Earth's Surface 1997: Olena Kalytiak Davis, And Her Soul Out of Nothing 1998: Suzanne Paola, Bardo 1999: Frank X. Gaspar, A Field Guide to the Heavens 2000: Greg Rappleye, A Path Between Houses 2001: Robin Behn, Horizon Note 2002: Anna George Meek, Acts of Contortion 2003: Brian Teare, The Room Where I Was Born. Judge: Kelly Cherry 2004: John Brehm, Sea of Faith 2005: Susanna Childress, Jagged with Love. Judge: Billy Collins 2007: Betsy Andrews, New Jersey. Judge: Linda Gregerson 2008: Philip Pardi, Meditations on Rising and Falling 2009: Angela Sorby, Bird Skin Coat. Judge: Marilyn Nelson 2010: Jennifer Boyden, The Mouths of Grazing Things. Judge: Robert Pinsky 2011: Alison Stine, Wait. Judge: Cornelius Eady 2012: Jazzy Danziger, Darkroom. Judge: Jean Valentine 2013: Greg Wrenn, Centaur. Judge: Terrance Hayes 2014: Joanne Diaz, My Favorite Tyrants. Judge: Naomi Shihab Nye 2015: Christina Stoddard, Hive 2016: Jennifer Whitaker, The Blue Hour 2017: Nick Lantz, You, Beast 2018: Max Garland, The Word We Used for It 2019: D. M. Aderibigbe, How the End First Showed 2020: Molly Spencer, If the House 2021: Diane Kerr, Perigee 2022: Daniel Khalastchi, American Parables 2023: Tacey M. Atsitty, (At) Wrist 2024: Caitlyn Roach, Surveille 2025: Lindsay Stuart Hill, World of Dew 2026: Colin Pope, Losers
See also American poetry List of poetry awards List of literary awards List of years in poetry List of years in literature
References
External links The Brittingham Prize in Poetry Homepage The Brittingham Family