James Laughlin Award

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The James Laughlin Award, formerly the Lamont Poetry Prize, is given annually for a poet's second published book; it is the only major poetry award that honors a second book. The award is given by the Academy of American Poets, and is noted as one of the major prizes awarded to younger poets in the United States. In 1959, Harvey Shapiro referred to the award as "roughly, a Pulitzer for bardlings." This partial listing is taken from the website of... more
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  • Lamont Poetry Prize

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Academy of American Poets

The Academy of American Poets is a non-profit organization dedicated to the art of poetry that was incorporated as a "membership corporation" in New York State in 1934. In 1998, Dinitia Smith described it as "a venerable body at the symbolic center of the American poetry establishment." The Academy...

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