T. S. Eliot Prize (Truman State University)
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 First awarded in 1997, the prize is given "for the best unpublished book-length collection of poetry in English, in honor of native Missourian T. S. Eliot's considerable intellectual and artistic legacy".[1][2] The prize includes publication of the collection as well as a purse of $2000.[1] Poets submit their unpublished collections to Truman State University Press for each year's competition.[1]
List of winners
The winners, collection titles, and judges of the annual Prize are listed below.[3]
| Year | Poet | Collection | Judge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Alison D. Moncrief Bromage | Daughter, Daedalus | Jennifer 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[4] | 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 Campbell | Erotic 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 |
References
- ^ a b c "Truman State University Press - Prizes". Truman State University. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ "Truman State University Press". poets.org. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "T. S. Eliot Prize - Winners and Finalists". Truman State University. Archived from the original on 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ Lenfield, Spencer (October 2010). "Physician Poet". Harvard Magazine. Harvard University.