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Poetry Literary Awards

Discover poetry awards and celebrated collections recognized for craft, originality, and lasting literary impact.

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6

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41

Awards in Poetry

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UK

Costa Book Awards

Formerly the Whitbread Book Awards, honoured books across multiple categories by authors resident in UK/Ireland. Discontinued in 2022.

Est. 1971 — 2022United Kingdom
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Prize: £30,000

0 winners recorded
UK

T.S. Eliot Prize

The most prestigious poetry prize in the UK, awarded by the Poetry Book Society.

Est. 1993United Kingdom
poetry

Prize: £25,000

0 winners recordedOfficial Site
UK

Dylan Thomas Prize

Awarded to the best published literary work in English by an author aged 39 or under.

Est. 2006United Kingdom
fictionpoetrydebut

Prize: £20,000

0 winners recordedOfficial Site
EU

Georg Büchner Prize

The most important literary award in Germany, recognizing writers who have made significant contributions to German-language literature.

Est. 1923Germany
fictionpoetry

Prize: €50,000

0 winners recorded
US

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Pulitzer Prize for distinguished volume of original verse by an American author.

Est. 1922United States
poetry

Prize: $15,000

Latest Winner (2026)

Ars Poeticas by Juliana Spahr

22 winners recordedOfficial Site
US

National Book Award for Poetry

National Book Award recognizing the best poetry collection of the year.

Est. 1950United States
poetry

Prize: $10,000

Latest Winner (2025)

The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems by Patricia Smith

21 winners recordedOfficial Site

Award-Winning Books in Poetry

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Cover of Half-light: Collected Poems 1965–2016 by Frank Bidart

Half-light: Collected Poems 1965–2016

by Frank Bidart

2 awards · through 2018

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry • NBA Poetry

Cover of Time and Materials by Robert Hass

Time and Materials

by Robert Hass

2 awards · through 2008

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry • NBA Poetry

Cover of Ars Poeticas by Juliana Spahr

Ars Poeticas

by Juliana Spahr

1 award · through 2026

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Cover of New and Selected Poems by Marie Howe

New and Selected Poems

by Marie Howe

1 award · through 2025

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems

The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems

by Patricia Smith

1 award · through 2025

NBA Poetry

Cover of Something About Living by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha

Something About Living

by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha

1 award · through 2024

NBA Poetry

Cover of Tripas: Poems by Brandon Som

Tripas: Poems

by Brandon Som

1 award · through 2024

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Cover of from unincorporated territory [åmot] by Craig Santos Perez

from unincorporated territory [åmot]

by Craig Santos Perez

1 award · through 2023

NBA Poetry

Cover of Then the War: and Selected Poems, 2007–2020 by Carl Phillips

Then the War: and Selected Poems, 2007–2020

by Carl Phillips

1 award · through 2023

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Cover of frank: sonnets by Diane Seuss

frank: sonnets

by Diane Seuss

1 award · through 2022

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Cover of Punks: New & Selected Poems by John Keene

Punks: New & Selected Poems

by John Keene

1 award · through 2022

NBA Poetry

Cover of Floaters by Martín Espada

Floaters

by Martín Espada

1 award · through 2021

NBA Poetry

Cover of Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz

Postcolonial Love Poem

by Natalie Diaz

1 award · through 2021

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Cover of DMZ Colony by Don Mee Choi

DMZ Colony

by Don Mee Choi

1 award · through 2020

NBA Poetry

Cover of The Tradition by Jericho Brown

The Tradition

by Jericho Brown

1 award · through 2020

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Cover of Be With by Forrest Gander

Be With

by Forrest Gander

1 award · through 2019

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Cover of Sight Lines by Arthur Sze

Sight Lines

by Arthur Sze

1 award · through 2019

NBA Poetry

Cover of Indecency by Justin Phillip Reed

Indecency

by Justin Phillip Reed

1 award · through 2018

NBA Poetry

Cover of Olio by Tyehimba Jess

Olio

by Tyehimba Jess

1 award · through 2017

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Cover of Ozone Journal by Peter Balakian

Ozone Journal

by Peter Balakian

1 award · through 2016

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Cover of The Performance of Becoming Human by Daniel Borzutzky

The Performance of Becoming Human

by Daniel Borzutzky

1 award · through 2016

NBA Poetry

Cover of Digest by Gregory Pardlo

Digest

by Gregory Pardlo

1 award · through 2015

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Cover of Voyage of the Sable Venus by Robin Coste Lewis

Voyage of the Sable Venus

by Robin Coste Lewis

1 award · through 2015

NBA Poetry

Cover of 3 Sections by Vijay Seshadri

3 Sections

by Vijay Seshadri

1 award · through 2014

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Cover of Faithful and Virtuous Night by Louise Glück

Faithful and Virtuous Night

by Louise Glück

1 award · through 2014

NBA Poetry

Cover of Incarnadine by Mary Szybist

Incarnadine

by Mary Szybist

1 award · through 2013

NBA Poetry

Cover of Stag's Leap by Sharon Olds

Stag's Leap

by Sharon Olds

1 award · through 2013

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Cover of Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations by David Ferry

Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations

by David Ferry

1 award · through 2012

NBA Poetry

Cover of Life on Mars by Tracy K. Smith

Life on Mars

by Tracy K. Smith

1 award · through 2012

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Head Off & Split

Head Off & Split

by Nikky Finney

1 award · through 2011

NBA Poetry

Cover of The Best of It: New and Selected Poems by Kay Ryan

The Best of It: New and Selected Poems

by Kay Ryan

1 award · through 2011

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Cover of Lighthead by Terrance Hayes

Lighthead

by Terrance Hayes

1 award · through 2010

NBA Poetry

Cover of Versed by Rae Armantrout

Versed

by Rae Armantrout

1 award · through 2010

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Cover of The Shadow of Sirius by W. S. Merwin

The Shadow of Sirius

by W. S. Merwin

1 award · through 2009

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Cover of Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy by Keith Waldrop

Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy

by Keith Waldrop

1 award · through 2009

NBA Poetry

Cover of Fire to Fire: New and Selected Poems by Mark Doty

Fire to Fire: New and Selected Poems

by Mark Doty

1 award · through 2008

NBA Poetry

Cover of Native Guard by Natasha Trethewey

Native Guard

by Natasha Trethewey

1 award · through 2007

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Cover of Late Wife by Claudia Emerson

Late Wife

by Claudia Emerson

1 award · through 2006

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Cover of Splay Anthem by Nathaniel Mackey

Splay Anthem

by Nathaniel Mackey

1 award · through 2006

NBA Poetry

Cover of Delights & Shadows by Ted Kooser

Delights & Shadows

by Ted Kooser

1 award · through 2005

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Cover of Migration: New and Selected Poems by W. S. Merwin

Migration: New and Selected Poems

by W. S. Merwin

1 award · through 2005

NBA Poetry