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THE PSA is proud to announce the official winners
of the 94th Annual PSA Awards



THE FROST MEDAL Richard Howard

THE SHELLEY MEMORIAL AWARD
Judged by Marilyn Chin, Barbara Guest, and Shirley Goek-Lin Lim

Yusef Komunyakaa

THE WRITER MAGAZINE/
EMILY DICKINSON AWARD

Judged by Jane Mead
Finalist: Mary Ann Samyn

Jason Schneiderman
CECIL HEMLEY MEMORIAL AWARD
Judged by Susan Stewart

Fritz Ward

LYRIC POETRY AWARD
Judged by D.A. Powell
Finalists: Peter Hoffman and Meredith Stricker

Carol Ciavonne

LUCILLE MEDWICK MEMORIAL AWARD
Judged by Terrance Hayes

Wayne Miller

ALICE FAY DI CASTAGNOLA AWARD
Judged by Jane Hirshfield
Finalist: Frances Brent

Chana Bloch

LOUISE LOUIS/EMILY F. BOURNE
STUDENT POETRY AWARD

Judged by Brian Henry
Finalists: Hannah Jones, Katherine J. Lee, and Sophie Pauze

Zachary Herz

GEORGE BOGIN MEMORIAL AWARD
Judged by Tory Dent
Finalists: K.E. Allen, Peter Hoffman, Jill McDonough, Jason Schneiderman, and Gloria Still

Kevin Prufer

ROBERT H. WINNER MEMORIAL AWARD
Judged by Linda Gregg
Finalists: Melissa Kwasny, Hermine Meinhard, Joseph Millar, and Marsha Pomerantz

John McKernan

NORMA FARBER FIRST BOOK AWARD
A Handmade Museum (Coffee House Press)
Judged by Lyn Hejinian

Brenda Coultas

WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS AWARD
Little Low Heaven (New Issues)
Judged by Lucie Brock-Broido

Anthony Butts



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